Berean Standard Bible

1 Timothy 5

1Do notμὴmēG3361rebukeἐπιπλήξῃςepiplēxēsG1969an older manΠρεσβυτέρῳPresbuterōG4245,butἀλλὰallaG235appeal toπαρακάλειparakaleiG3870himas toὡςhōsG5613a fatherπατέρα,pateraG3962. TreatyoungerνεωτέρουςneōterousG3501menasὡςhōsG5613brothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,

2olderπρεσβυτέραςpresbuterasG4245womenasὡςhōsG5613mothersμητέρας,mēterasG3384, andyoungerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501womenasὡςhōsG5613sistersἀδελφὰςadelphasG79,withἐνenG1722absoluteπάσῃpasēG3956purityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

Honoring True Widows

(Ruth 1:1–5)

3HonorτίμαtimaG5091thewidowsχήραςchērasG5503whoτὰςtasG3588aretrulyὄντωςontōsG3689widowsχήρας.chērasG5503.

4ButδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487aτιςtisG5100widowχήραchēraG5503hasἔχει,echeiG2192childrenτέκναteknaG5043orἢēG2228grandchildrenἔκγοναekgonaG1549,they must first learnμανθανέτωσανmanthanetōsanG3129 G4412to show godlinessεὐσεβεῖνeusebeinG2151toτὸνtonG3588theirownἴδιονidionG2398familyοἶκονoikonG3624andκαὶkaiG2532repayἀμοιβὰς ἀποδιδόναιamoibas apodidonaiG591 G287theirτοῖςtoisG3588parentsπρογόνοις·progonoisG4269,forγάρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510pleasingἀπόδεκτονapodektonG587in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

5δὲdeG1161The widowwhoἩHēG3588istrulyὄντωςontōsG3689in needχήραchēraG5503andκαὶkaiG2532left all aloneμεμονωμένηmemonōmenēG3443puts her hopeἤλπικενēlpikenG1679inἐπὶepiG1909GodθεὸνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532continuesπροσμένειprosmeneiG4357nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250inταῖςtaisG3588herpetitionsδεήσεσινdeēsesinG1162andκαὶkaiG2532ταῖςtaisG3588prayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchaisG4335.

6ButδὲdeG1161she whoἡhēG3588lives for pleasureσπαταλῶσαspatalōsaG4684is deadτέθνηκεν.tethnēkenG2348even while sheis still aliveζῶσαzōsaG2198.

7καὶkaiG2532Give these instructionsταῦτα παράγγελλε,tauta parangelleG3853 G3778to the believers,so thatἵναinaG2443they will beὦσιν.¶ōsinG1510above reproachἀνεπίλημπτοιanepilēmptoiG423.

8δέdeG1161IfΕἰEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does not provide forοὐ προνοεῖ,ou pronoeiG3756 G4306hisτῶνtōnG3588ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398,andκαὶkaiG2532especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122his ownhouseholdοἰκείωνoikeiōnG3609,he has deniedἤρνηταιērnētaiG720theτὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102andκαὶkaiG2532isἔστινestinG1510worse thanχείρων.cheirōnG5501an unbelieverἀπίστουapistouG571.

9A widowχήραchēraG5503should be enrolledκαταλεγέσθωkatalegesthōG2639if she isγεγονυῖαgegonuiaG1096at leastμὴ ἔλαττονmē elattonG3361 G1640sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old,faithfulἑνὸς γυνή,henos gunēG1135 G1520to her husbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435,

10andwell knownμαρτυρουμένη,marturoumenēG3140forἐνenG1722goodκαλοῖςkaloisG2570deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041such asεἰeiG1487bringing up childrenἐτεκνοτρόφησεν,eteknotrophēsenG5044εἰeiG1487,entertaining strangersἐξενοδόχησεν,exenodochēsenG3580εἰeiG1487,washingἔνιψεν,enipsenG3538thefeetπόδαςpodasG4228of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40εἰeiG1487,imparting reliefἐπήρκεσεν,epērkesenG1884to the afflictedθλιβομένοιςthlibomenoisG2346, andεἰeiG1487devoting herself toἐπηκολούθησεν.epēkolouthēsenG1872everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041.

11ButδὲdeG1161refuseπαραιτοῦ·paraitouG3868to enrollyoungerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501widowsχήραςchērasG5503.ForγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752their passions draw them awayκαταστρηνιάσωσινkatastrēniasōsinG2691τοῦtouG3588from ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,they will wantθέλουσινthelousinG2309to marryγαμεῖνgameinG1060,

12and thuswill incurἔχουσαιechousaiG2192judgmentκρίμα,krimaG2917becauseὅτιhotiG3754they are setting asideἠθέτησαν·ēthetēsanG114theirτὴνtēnG3588firstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413faithπίστινpistinG4102.

13δὲdeG1161At the same timeἅμαhamaG260they will also learnκαὶ μανθάνουσινkai manthanousinG2532 G3129to beidleἀργαὶargaiG692,going fromπεριερχόμεναιperierchomenaiG4022τὰςtasG3588house to houseοἰκίας.oikiasG3614and beingδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756onlyG3440idleἀργαί,argaiG692,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532gossipsφλύαροιphluaroiG5397andκαὶkaiG2532busybodiesπερίεργοι,periergoiG4021,discussingλαλοῦσαιlalousaiG2980thingsτὰtaG3588they shouldδέοντα.¶deontaG1163notμὴmēG3361mention.

14SoοὖνounG3767I adviseΒούλομαιBoulomaiG1014theyoungerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501widowsto marryγαμεῖν,gameinG1060,have childrenτεκνογονεῖν,teknogoneinG5041, andmanage their householdsοἰκοδεσποτεῖν,oikodespoteinG3616,denyingμηδεμίαν διδόναιmēdemian didonaiG1325 G3367theτῷtōG3588adversaryἀντικειμένῳantikeimenōG480occasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874forχάριν·charinG5484slanderλοιδορίαςloidoriasG3059.

15ForγάρgarG1063someτινεςtinesG5100have already turned asideἤδη ἐξετράπησανēdē exetrapēsanG2235 G1624to followὀπίσωopisōG3694τοῦtouG3588Satanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

16IfεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100believingπιστὴpistēG4103womanhasἔχειecheiG2192dependentwidowsχήρας,chērasG5503,she must assistἐπαρκείτωeparkeitōG1884themαὐταῖςautaisG846andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361allow theἡhēG3588churchἐκκλησία,ekklēsiaG1577to be burdenedβαρείσθωbareisthōG916,so thatἵναinaG2443it can helpἐπαρκέσῃ.¶eparkesēG1884theταῖςtaisG3588widowsχήραιςchēraisG5503who aretrulyὄντωςontōsG3689in need.

Honoring Elders

17ΟἱHoiG3588EldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245who leadπροεστῶτεςproestōtesG4291effectivelyκαλῶςkalōsG2573are worthyἀξιούσθωσανaxiousthōsanG515of doubleδιπλῆςdiplēsG1362honorτιμῆςtimēsG5092,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122those whoοἱhoiG3588work hardκοπιῶντεςkopiōntesG2872atἐνenG1722preachingλόγῳlogōG3056andκαὶkaiG2532teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319.

18ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588Scriptureγραφή·graphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004, “Do not muzzleοὐ φιμώσεις·ou phimōseisG3756 G5392an oxβοῦνbounG1016while it is treading out the grainἀλοῶνταaloōntaG248,”andκαὶkaiG2532, “TheὁhoG3588workerἐργάτηςergatēsG2040isworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514ofτοῦtouG3588hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846wagesμισθοῦmisthouG3408.”

19Do notμὴmēG3361entertainπαραδέχουparadechouG3858an accusationκατηγορίανkatēgorianG2724againstκατὰkataG2596an elderπρεσβυτέρουpresbuterouG4245,exceptἐκτὸς εἰ μὴektos ei mēG1622 G1487 G3361onἐπὶepiG1909the testimony oftwoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρων.marturōnG3144.

20ButG1161those whoτοὺςtousG3588persist in sinἁμαρτάνονταςhamartanontasG264should be rebukedἔλεγχε,elegcheG1651in front ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956,so thatἵναinaG2443καὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588othersλοιποὶloipoiG3062willἔχωσιν.¶echōsinG2192stand in fearφόβονphobonG5401of sin.

A Charge to Timothy

21I solemnly chargeΔιαμαρτύρομαιDiamarturomaiG1263youbeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588electἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32toἵναinaG2443maintainφυλάξῃςphulaxēsG5442theseταῦταtautaG3778principleswithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565biasπροκρίματοςprokrimatosG4299, andto doποιῶνpoiōnG4160nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367out ofκατὰkataG2596partialityπρόσκλισιν.prosklisinG4346.

22Do not be too quickταχέως μηδενὶtacheōs mēdeniG5030 G3367in the laying onἐπιτίθειepititheiG2007of handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495and therebyμηδὲmēdeG3366shareκοινώνειkoinōneiG2841in the sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266of othersἀλλοτρίαις,allotriaisG245.Keepτήρει.tēreiG5083yourselfG4572pureἁγνὸνhagnonG53.

23Stop drinking only waterμηκέτι ὑδροπότει,mēketi hudropoteiG3371 G5202anduseχρῶchrōG5530a littleὀλίγῳoligōG3641wineοἴνῳoinōG3631insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,because ofδιὰdiaG1223yourτὸνtonG3588stomachστόμαχονstomachonG4751andκαὶkaiG2532yourσουsouG4771frequentπυκνάςpuknasG4437τὰςtasG3588ailmentsἀσθενείας.astheneiasG769.

24TheαἱhaiG3588sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266of someτινῶνtinōnG5100menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444areεἰσινeisinG1510obviousπρόδηλοίprodēloiG4271,going ahead ofπροάγουσαιproagousaiG4254themtoεἰςeisG1519judgmentκρίσιν·krisinG2920;butδὲdeG1161the sinsof othersτισὶνtisinG5100do not surface until laterκαὶ ἐπακολουθοῦσιν.kai epakolouthousinG2532 G1872.

25In the same wayὡσαύτως καὶhōsautōs kaiG5615 G2532τὰtaG3588,goodκαλὰkalaG2570τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041areobviousπρόδηλαprodēlaG4271,and evenκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588ones thatareἔχονταechontaG2192inconspicuousἄλλωςallōsG247cannotοὐ δύνανται.¶ou dunantaiG3756 G1410remain hiddenκρυβῆναιkrubēnaiG2928.

Honoring True Widows

(Ruth 1:1–5)

Honoring Elders

A Charge to Timothy

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5