New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Timothy 5:6
1 Timothy 5:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
- New International Version (NIV)But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.
Context of 1 Timothy 5:6
4but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in regard to their own family and to make some return to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God. 5Now she who is a widow indeed and who has been left alone, has fixed her hope on God and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day. But she who gives herself to wanton pleasure is dead even while she lives. 7Prescribe these things as well, so that they may be above reproach. 8But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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Cross-references for 1 Timothy 5:6
- 1 Samuel 25:6and thus you shall say, ‘Have a long life, peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.
- Job 21:11They send forth their little ones like the flock, And their children skip about.
- Psalms 73:5They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind.
- Isaiah 22:13Instead, there is gaiety and gladness, Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, Eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
- Amos 6:5Who improvise to the sound of the harp, And like David have composed songs for themselves,
- Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’
- Luke 15:13And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living.
- Luke 16:19“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.
- James 5:5You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
- Revelation 18:7To the degree that she glorified herself and lived sensuously, to the same degree give her torment and mourning; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as a queen and I am not a widow, and will never see mourning.’
- Deuteronomy 28:54The man who is refined and very delicate among you shall be hostile toward his brother and toward the wife he cherishes and toward the rest of his children who remain,
- 1 Samuel 15:32Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
- Proverbs 29:21He who pampers his slave from childhood Will in the end find him to be a son.
- Isaiah 47:1“Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no longer be called tender and delicate.
- Jeremiah 6:2The comely and dainty one, the daughter of Zion, I will cut off.
- Lamentations 4:5Those who ate delicacies Are desolate in the streets; Those reared in purple Embrace ash pits.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But she that liveth in pleasure - ̔ · She that liveth delicately - voluptuously indulging herself with dainties; it does not indicate grossly criminal pleasures; but simply means one who indulges herself in good eating and drinking, pampering her body at the expense of her mind. The word is used in reference to what we term petted and spoiled children; and a remarkable passage, is produced by Kypke, from an epistle of Theanus to Eubulus, found in Opusc…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6But she that liveth in pleasure - Margin, “delicately.” The Greek word ( ́ spatalaō) occurs nowhere else in the New Testament, except in James 5:5, “Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth.” It properly means to live in luxury, voluptuously; to indulge freely in eating and drinking; to yield to the indulgence of the appetites. It does not indicate grossly criminal pleasures; but the kind of pleasure connected with luxurious living, and with pampering the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-8Verses 3-8 Honour widows that are widows indeed, relieve them, and maintain them. It is the duty of children, if their parents are in need, and they are able to relieve them, to do it to the utmost of their power. Widowhood is a desolate state; but let widows trust in the Lord, and continue in prayer. All who live in pleasure, are dead while they live, spiritually dead, dead in trespasses and sins. Alas, what numbers there are of this description among…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6but she who lives for pleasure: Some widows in Ephesus lived only for pleasure. They cared more about receiving than giving to others (see also 6:17–19; James 5:5). They did not need support.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. she that liveth in pleasure--the opposite of such a widow as is described in 1Ti 5:5, and therefore one utterly undeserving of Church charity. The Greek expresses wanton prodigality and excess [Tittmann]. The root expresses weaving at a fast rate, and so lavish excess (see on Jas 5:5). dead while she liveth--dead in the Spirit while alive in the flesh (Mt 8:22; Ep 5:14).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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