King James Version

1 Timothy 5

1RebukeἐπιπλήξῃςepiplēxēsG1969notμὴmēG3361an elderΠρεσβυτέρῳPresbuterōG4245,butἀλλὰallaG235intreatπαρακάλειparakaleiG3870himasὡςhōsG5613a fatherπατέρα,pateraG3962; andthe younger menνεωτέρουςneōterousG3501asὡςhōsG5613brethrenἀδελφούς,adelphousG80;

2The elder womenπρεσβυτέραςpresbuterasG4245asὡςhōsG5613mothersμητέρας,mēterasG3384;the youngerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501asὡςhōsG5613sistersἀδελφὰςadelphasG79,withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956purityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

3τὰςtasG3588HonourτίμαtimaG5091widowsχήραςchērasG5503that areG3689widowsχήρας.chērasG5503indeedG3689.

4ButδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100widowχήραchēraG5503haveἔχει,echeiG2192childrenτέκναteknaG5043orἢēG2228nephewsἔκγοναekgonaG1549,let them learnμανθανέτωσανmanthanetōsanG3129firstG4412to shew pietyεὐσεβεῖνeusebeinG2151at homeτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624,andG2532to requiteἀποδιδόναιapodidonaiG591their parentsτοῖς προγόνοις·tois progonoisG3588 G4269:forγάρgarG1063thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510goodG2570andG2532acceptableἀπόδεκτονapodektonG587beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316.ἴδιονidionG2398ἀμοιβὰςamoibasG287

5NowδὲdeG1161she thatG3588isG3689a widowχήραchēraG5503indeedὄντωςontōsG3689,andκαὶkaiG2532desolateμεμονωμένηmemonōmenēG3443,trustethἤλπικενēlpikenG1679inἐπὶepiG1909GodθεὸνtheonG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532continueth inπροσμένειprosmeneiG4357supplicationsδεήσεσινdeēsesinG3588 G1162andκαὶkaiG2532prayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchaisG3588 G4335nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250.

6ButδὲdeG1161she thatἡhēG3588liveth in pleasureσπαταλῶσαspatalōsaG4684is deadτέθνηκεν.tethnēkenG2348while she livethζῶσαzōsaG2198.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532these thingsταῦταtautaG3778give in chargeπαράγγελλε,parangelleG3853,thatἵναinaG2443they may beὦσιν.¶ōsinG1510blamelessἀνεπίλημπτοιanepilēmptoiG423.

8G3588G3588ButδέdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487anyτιςtisG5100provideG4306notοὐouG3756forG4306his ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398,andκαὶkaiG2532speciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122for those of his own houseοἰκείωνoikeiōnG3609,he hath deniedἤρνηταιērnētaiG720the faithπίστινpistinG3588 G4102,andκαὶkaiG2532isἔστινestinG1510worseχείρων.cheirōnG5501than an infidelἀπίστουapistouG571.

9LetG2639notμὴmēG3361a widowχήραchēraG5503be taken into the numberG2639underἔλαττονelattonG1640threescoreἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835years oldἐτῶνetōnG2094,having beenγεγονυῖαgegonuiaG1096the wifeγυνή,gunēG1135of oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,

10Well reported ofμαρτυρουμένη,marturoumenēG3140forἐνenG1722goodκαλοῖςkaloisG2570worksἔργοιςergoisG2041;ifεἰeiG1487she have brought up childrenἐτεκνοτρόφησεν,eteknotrophēsenG5044,ifεἰeiG1487she have lodged strangersἐξενοδόχησεν,exenodochēsenG3580,ifεἰeiG1487she have washedἔνιψεν,enipsenG3538the saints’ἁγίωνhagiōnG40feetπόδαςpodasG4228,ifεἰeiG1487she have relievedἐπήρκεσεν,epērkesenG1884the afflictedθλιβομένοιςthlibomenoisG2346,ifεἰeiG1487she have diligently followedἐπηκολούθησεν.epēkolouthēsenG1872everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041.

11ButδὲdeG1161the youngerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501widowsχήραςchērasG5503refuseπαραιτοῦ·paraitouG3868:forγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752they have begun to wax wanton againstκαταστρηνιάσωσινkatastrēniasōsinG2691Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ,tou ChristouG3588 G5547,they willθέλουσινthelousinG2309marryγαμεῖνgameinG1060;

12HavingἔχουσαιechousaiG2192damnationκρίμα,krimaG2917,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they have cast offἠθέτησαν·ēthetēsanG114theirτὴνtēnG3588firstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413faithπίστινpistinG4102.

13καὶkaiG2532AndδὲdeG1161withalἅμαhamaG260they learnμανθάνουσινmanthanousinG3129to beidleἀργαὶargaiG692,wandering aboutπεριερχόμεναιperierchomenaiG4022from house to houseτὰς οἰκίας.tas oikiasG3588 G3614;andδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756onlyG3440idleἀργαί,argaiG692,butἀλλὰallaG235tattlersφλύαροιphluaroiG5397alsoκαὶkaiG2532andκαὶkaiG2532busybodiesπερίεργοι,periergoiG4021,speakingλαλοῦσαιlalousaiG2980things whichτὰtaG3588they oughtδέοντα.¶deontaG1163notμὴmēG3361.

14χάριν·charinG5484τῷtōG3588I willΒούλομαιBoulomaiG1014thereforeοὖνounG3767thatG1060the younger womenνεωτέραςneōterasG3501marryγαμεῖν,gameinG1060,bear childrenτεκνογονεῖν,teknogoneinG5041,guide the houseοἰκοδεσποτεῖν,oikodespoteinG3616,giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325noneμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367occasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874to the adversaryἀντικειμένῳantikeimenōG480to speak reproachfullyλοιδορίαςloidoriasG3059.

15ForγάρgarG1063someτινεςtinesG5100areG1624alreadyἤδηēdēG2235turned asideἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Satanτοῦ σατανᾶ.tou satanaG3588 G4567.

16IfεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100manG4103orG2228womanG4103that believethG4103haveἔχειecheiG2192widowsχήρας,chērasG5503,let them relieveἐπαρκείτωeparkeitōG1884themαὐταῖςautaisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532letG916notμὴmēG3361the churchἡ ἐκκλησία,hē ekklēsiaG3588 G1577be chargedG916;thatἵναinaG2443it may relieveἐπαρκέσῃ.¶eparkesēG1884them thatταῖςtaisG3588areG3689widowsχήραιςchēraisG5503indeedG3689.

17ΟἱHoiG3588οἱhoiG3588LetG515the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245that ruleπροεστῶτεςproestōtesG4291wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573be counted worthyἀξιούσθωσανaxiousthōsanG515of doubleδιπλῆςdiplēsG1362honourτιμῆςtimēsG5092,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122they who labourκοπιῶντεςkopiōntesG2872inἐνenG1722the wordλόγῳlogōG3056andκαὶkaiG2532doctrineδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319.

18ForγὰρgarG1063the scriptureἡ γραφή·hē graphēG3588 G1124saithλέγειlegeiG3004,Thou shaltG5392notοὐouG3756muzzleφιμώσεις·phimōseisG5392the oxβοῦνbounG1016that treadeth out the cornἀλοῶνταaloōntaG248.AndκαὶkaiG2532,The labourerὁ ἐργάτηςho ergatēsG3588 G2040isworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514of hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846rewardτοῦ μισθοῦtou misthouG3588 G3408.

19μὴmēG3361εἰeiG1487AgainstκατὰkataG2596an elderπρεσβυτέρουpresbuterouG4245receiveπαραδέχουparadechouG3858notμὴmēG3361an accusationκατηγορίανkatēgorianG2724,butἐκτὸςektosG1622beforeἐπὶepiG1909twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρων.marturōnG3144.

20τοὺςtousG3588οἱhoiG3588Them that sinἁμαρτάνονταςhamartanontasG264rebukeἔλεγχε,elegcheG1651beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thatἵναinaG2443othersλοιποὶloipoiG3062alsoκαὶkaiG2532mayἔχωσιν.¶echōsinG2192fearφόβονphobonG5401.

21τοῦtouG3588I chargeΔιαμαρτύρομαιDiamarturomaiG1263theebeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ τῶνtheou tōnG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532the LordG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532the electἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32,thatἵναinaG2443thou observeφυλάξῃςphulaxēsG5442these thingsταῦταtautaG3778withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565preferring one before anotherπροκρίματοςprokrimatosG4299,doingποιῶνpoiōnG4160nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367byκατὰkataG2596partialityπρόσκλισιν.prosklisinG4346.

22LayG2007handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495suddenlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030onG2007no manμηδενὶmēdeniG3367,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366be partaker ofκοινώνειkoinōneiG2841other men’sἀλλοτρίαις,allotriaisG245sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266:keepτήρει.tēreiG5083thyselfG4572pureἁγνὸνhagnonG53.

23τὸνtonG3588DrinkG5202no longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371waterG5202,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235useχρῶchrōG5530a littleὀλίγῳoligōG3641wineοἴνῳoinōG3631forG1223thyG4771stomach’sστόμαχον τὰςstomachon tasG3588 G4751sakeG1223andκαὶkaiG2532thineG4771oftenπυκνάςpuknasG4437infirmitiesἀσθενείας.astheneiasG769.

24καὶkaiG2532SomeτινῶνtinōnG5100men’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444sinsαἱ ἁμαρτίαιhai hamartiaiG3588 G266areεἰσινeisinG1510open beforehandπρόδηλοίprodēloiG4271,going beforeπροάγουσαιproagousaiG4254toεἰςeisG1519judgmentκρίσιν·krisinG2920;andδὲdeG1161someτισὶνtisinG5100menthey follow afterἐπακολουθοῦσιν.epakolouthousinG1872.

25LikewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615alsoκαὶkaiG2532the goodκαλὰkalaG3588 G2570worksἔργαergaG2041of someareG1510manifest beforehandπρόδηλαprodēlaG4271;andκαὶkaiG2532they that areἔχονταechontaG3588 G2192otherwiseἄλλωςallōsG247cannotοὐ δύνανται.¶ou dunantaiG3756 G1410be hidκρυβῆναιkrubēnaiG2928.

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