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1 Timothy 5:3-10

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.

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