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1 Timothy 5:2-16

2elderπρεσβυτέραςpresbuterasG4245womenasmothersμητέρας,mēterasG3384,youngerwomenassistersἀδελφὰςadelphasG79,withallpurityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

3HonourwidowsχήραςchērasG5503whoarereallywidowsχήρας.chērasG5503;

4butifanywidowχήραchēraG5503havechildrenG5043ordescendants,letthemlearnμανθανέτωσανmanthanetōsanG3129firsttobeG1510piousasregardstheirownἴδιονidionG2398houseG3624,andtorenderG591areturnontheirsideto[their]parents;forthisisG1510acceptableinthesightofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

5NowδὲdeG1161shewho[is]awidowχήραchēraG5503indeed,andisleftalone,hasput [her]hopeἤλπικενēlpikenG1679inGodθεὸνtheonG2316,andcontinuesG4357insupplicationsandprayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchaisG4335nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571anddayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250.

6Butshethatlivesinhabitsofself-indulgenceisdead[while]livingG2198.

7AndthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778enjoin,thattheymaybeὦσιν.¶ōsinG1510irreproachable.

8ButifanyoneG5100doesnotprovideforhisownἰδίωνidiōnG2398,andspeciallyforthoseof[his] house,hehasdeniedG720thefaithπίστινpistinG4102,andisG1510worsethantheunbelieverἀπίστουapistouG571.

9LetawidowχήραchēraG5503beputuponthelist,beingofnotlessthansixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094, [havingbeen]wifeγυνή,gunēG1135ofoneἑνὸςhenosG1520manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,

10bornewitnessμαρτυρουμένη,marturoumenēG3140toingoodἀγαθῷagathōG18worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,ifshehavebroughtupchildren,ifshehaveexercisedhospitality,ifshehavewashedἔνιψεν,enipsenG3538saints'feetG4228,ifshehaveimparted relieftothedistressed,ifshehavediligentlyfollowedeverygoodG18workἔργῳergōG2041.

11ButyoungerwidowsχήραςchērasG5503decline;forwhenὅτανhotanG3752theygrow wanton againstChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theydesireθέλουσινthelousinG2309tomarryγαμεῖνgameinG1060,

12beingguilty,becausetheyhavecast offtheirfirstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413faithπίστινpistinG4102.

13And,atthesameἅμαhamaG260timeG260,theylearnμανθάνουσινmanthanousinG3129alsoG2532[tobe]idleἀργαὶargaiG692, goingabouttopeople'shousesοἰκίας.oikiasG3614;andnotonlyG3440idleἀργαί,argaiG692,butalsoG2532gossipersandmeddlers,speakingλαλοῦσαιlalousaiG2980thingsnotbecoming.

14IwillthereforeοὖνounG3767thattheyoungermarryγαμεῖν,gameinG1060,bearchildren, rulethehouse,giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325nooccasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874totheadversaryinrespectofreproach.

15ForalreadyἤδηēdēG2235somehaveturnedG1624asideἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624afterSatanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

16Ifanybelievingmanorwomanhavewidowsχήρας,chērasG5503,letthemimpart relieftothem,andletnottheassemblyG1577becharged,thatitmayimpart relieftothose[thatare]widowsχήραιςchēraisG5503indeed.

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