1 Timothy 5

1Do notG3361 rebukeG1969 an older manG4245, butG235 appeal toG3870 him as toG5613 a fatherG3962.

Treat youngerG3501 men asG5613 brothersG80, 2olderG4245 women asG5613 mothersG3384, and youngerG3501 women asG5613 sistersG79, withG1722 absoluteG3956 purityG47.

Honoring True Widows

(Ruth 1:1–5)

3HonorG5091 the widowsG5503 whoG3588 are trulyG3689 widowsG5503. 4ButG1161 ifG1487 aG5100 widowG5503 hasG2192 childrenG5043 orG2228 grandchildrenG1549, they must first learnG3129G4412 to show godlinessG2151 toG3588 their ownG2398 familyG3624 andG2532 repayG591G287 their parentsG4269, forG1063 thisG3778 isG1510 pleasingG587 in the sight ofG1799 GodG2316.

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The widow whoG3588 is trulyG3689 in need andG2532 left all aloneG3443 puts her hopeG1679 inG1909 GodG2316 andG2532 continuesG4357 nightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250 inG3588 her petitionsG1162 andG2532 prayersG4335. 6ButG1161 she whoG3588 lives for pleasureG4684 is deadG2348 even while she is still aliveG2198.

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Give these instructionsG3853G3778 to the believers, so thatG2443 they will beG1510 above reproachG423. 8IfG1487 anyoneG5100 does not provide forG3756G4306 his ownG2398, andG2532 especiallyG3122 his own householdG3609, he has deniedG720 theG3588 faithG4102 andG2532 isG1510 worse thanG5501 an unbelieverG571.

9A widowG5503 should be enrolledG2639 if she isG1096 at least sixtyG1835 yearsG2094 old, faithfulG1135G1520 to her husbandG435, 10and well knownG3140 forG1722 goodG2570 deedsG2041 such as bringing up childrenG5044, entertaining strangersG3580, washingG3538 the feetG4228 of the saintsG40, imparting reliefG1884 to the afflictedG2346, and devoting herself toG1872 everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041.

11ButG1161 refuseG3868 to enroll youngerG3501 widowsG5503. ForG1063 whenG3752 their passions draw them awayG2691 from ChristG5547, they will wantG2309 to marryG1060, 12and thus will incurG2192 judgmentG2917 becauseG3754 they are setting asideG114 their firstG4413 faithG4102. 13At the same timeG260 they will also learnG2532G3129 to be idleG692, going fromG4022 house to houseG3614 and beingG1161 notG3756 onlyG3440 idleG692, butG235 alsoG2532 gossipsG5397 andG2532 busybodiesG4021, discussingG2980 thingsG3588 they shouldG1163 notG3361 mention.

14SoG3767 I adviseG1014 the youngerG3501 widows to marryG1060, have childrenG5041, and manage their householdsG3616, denyingG1325G3367 theG3588 adversaryG480 occasionG874 forG5484 slanderG3059. 15ForG1063 someG5100 have already turned asideG2235G1624 to followG3694 SatanG4567.

16IfG1487 anyG5100 believingG4103 woman hasG2192 dependent widowsG5503, she must assistG1884 themG846 andG2532 notG3361 allow theG3588 churchG1577 to be burdenedG916, so thatG2443 it can helpG1884 theG3588 widowsG5503 who are trulyG3689 in need.

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Honoring Elders

EldersG4245 who leadG4291 effectivelyG2573 are worthyG515 of doubleG1362 honorG5092, especiallyG3122 those whoG3588 work hardG2872 atG1722 preachingG3056 andG2532 teachingG1319. 18ForG1063 theG3588 ScriptureG1124 saysG3004, “Do not muzzleG3756G5392 an oxG1016 while it is treading out the grainG248,”1 andG2532, “TheG3588 workerG2040 is worthyG514 ofG3588 hisG846 wagesG3408.”2

19Do notG3361 entertainG3858 an accusationG2724 againstG2596 an elderG4245, exceptG1622G1487G3361 onG1909 the testimony of twoG1417 orG2228 threeG5140 witnessesG3144. 20ButG1161 those whoG3588 persist in sinG264 should be rebukedG1651 in front ofG1799 everyoneG3956, so thatG2443 theG3588 othersG3062 willG2192 stand in fearG5401 of sin.

A Charge to Timothy

21I solemnly chargeG1263 you beforeG1799 GodG2316 andG2532 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 andG2532 theG3588 electG1588 angelsG32 toG2443 maintainG5442 theseG3778 principles withoutG5565 biasG4299, and to doG4160 nothingG3367 out ofG2596 partialityG4346.

22Do not be too quickG5030G3367 in the laying onG2007 of handsG5495 and thereby shareG2841 in the sinsG266 of othersG245. KeepG5083 yourselfG4572 pureG53.

23Stop drinking only waterG3371G5202 and useG5530 a littleG3641 wineG3631 insteadG235, because ofG1223 your stomachG4751 andG2532 yourG4771 frequentG4437 ailmentsG769.

24TheG3588 sinsG266 of someG5100 menG444 areG1510 obviousG4271, going ahead ofG4254 them toG1519 judgmentG2920; butG1161 the sins of othersG5100 do not surface until laterG2532G1872. 25In the same wayG5615G2532, goodG2570 deedsG2041 are obviousG4271, and evenG2532 theG3588 ones that areG2192 inconspicuous cannotG3756G1410 remain hiddenG2928.