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1 Timothy 5:2-16

2theelderπρεσβυτέραςpresbuterasG4245womenasmothersμητέρας,mēterasG3384;theyoungerassistersἀδελφὰςadelphasG79,inallpurityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

3HonorτίμαtimaG5091widowsχήραςchērasG5503thatarewidowsχήρας.chērasG5503indeedG3689.

4ButifanywidowχήραchēraG5503hathchildrenG5043orgrandchildren,letthemlearnμανθανέτωσανmanthanetōsanG3129firsttoshowpietytowardstheirownἴδιονidionG2398family,andtorequitetheirparents:forthisisG1510acceptableinthesightofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

5NowδὲdeG1161shethatisawidowχήραchēraG5503indeed,anddesolate, hathherhopeἤλπικενēlpikenG1679setonGodθεὸνtheonG2316,andcontinuethinsupplicationsandprayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchaisG4335nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571anddayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250.

6Butshethatgivethherselftopleasureisdeadwhileshe liveth.

7ThesethingsταῦταtautaG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532commandπαράγγελλε,parangelleG3853,thattheymaybeὦσιν.¶ōsinG1510withoutreproachἀνεπίλημπτοιanepilēmptoiG423.

8ButifanyprovidethnotforhisownἰδίωνidiōnG2398,andspeciallyhisownG2398householdοἰκείωνoikeiōnG3609,hehathdeniedG720thefaithπίστινpistinG4102,andisG1510worsethananunbelieverἀπίστουapistouG571.

9LetnonebeenrolledasawidowχήραchēraG5503under threescoreyearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old, havingbeenthewifeγυνή,gunēG1135ofoneἑνὸςhenosG1520manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,

10wellreportedofforgoodἀγαθῷagathōG18worksἔργοιςergoisG2041;ifshehathbroughtupchildren,ifshehath usedhospitalitytostrangers,ifshehathwashedἔνιψεν,enipsenG3538thesaints’ἁγίωνhagiōnG40feetG4228,ifshehath relievedtheafflicted,ifshehath diligentlyfollowedeverygoodG18workἔργῳergōG2041.

11ButyoungerwidowsχήραςchērasG5503refuseπαραιτοῦ·paraitouG3868:forwhenὅτανhotanG3752theyhavewaxed wanton againstChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theydesireθέλουσινthelousinG2309tomarryγαμεῖνgameinG1060;

12havingcondemnationG2917,becausetheyhaverejectedG114theirfirstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413pledge.

13AndwithaltheylearnμανθάνουσινmanthanousinG3129alsoG2532tobeidleἀργαὶargaiG692, goingaboutfromhouseοἰκίας.oikiasG3614tohouseG3614;andnotonlyG3440idleἀργαί,argaiG692,buttattlersalsoG2532andbusybodies,speakingλαλοῦσαιlalousaiG2980thingswhichtheyoughtG1163not.

14IdesirethereforeοὖνounG3767thattheyoungerwidowsmarryγαμεῖν,gameinG1060,bearchildren, rulethehousehold,giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325nooccasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874totheadversaryforreviling:

15foralreadyἤδηēdēG2235someareturnedG1624asideἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624afterSatanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

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

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