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1 Timothy 5:14-19

14IdesirethereforeοὖνounG3767thattheyoungerwidowsmarryγαμεῖν,gameinG1060,bearchildren, rulethehousehold,giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325nooccasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874totheadversaryforreviling:

15foralreadyἤδηēdēG2235someareturnedG1624asideἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624afterSatanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

16Ifanywomanthatbelieveth hathwidowsχήρας,chērasG5503,letherrelievethem,andletnotthechurchἐκκλησία,ekklēsiaG1577beburdenedβαρείσθωbareisthōG916;thatitmayrelievethemthatarewidowsχήραιςchēraisG5503indeed.

17LettheeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245thatrulewellκαλῶςkalōsG2573becountedG515worthyἀξιούσθωσανaxiousthōsanG515ofdoubleδιπλῆςdiplēsG1362honorτιμῆςtimēsG5092,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122thosewholaborG2872inthewordλόγῳlogōG3056andinteachingδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319.

18Forthescriptureγραφή·graphēG1124saith, Thou shaltnotmuzzleφιμώσεις·phimōseisG5392theoxβοῦνbounG1016whenhetreadeth outthecorn.And,ThelaborerisworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514ofhishire.

19AgainstanelderπρεσβυτέρουpresbuterouG4245receiveπαραδέχουparadechouG3858notanaccusationκατηγορίανkatēgorianG2724,exceptatthemouthoftwoδύοduoG1417orthreeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesG3144.

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