Berean Standard Bible

1 Timothy 5:2-16

2olderπρεσβυτέραςpresbuterasG4245womenasὡςhōsG5613mothersμητέρας,mēterasG3384, andyoungerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501womenasὡςhōsG5613sistersἀδελφὰςadelphasG79,withἐνenG1722absoluteπάσῃpasēG3956purityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

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.

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