New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 5:13-25

13At the sameἅμαhamaG260timeG260they alsoG2532learnμανθάνουσινmanthanousinG3129to beidleἀργαὶargaiG692,as they goG4022aroundG4022from houseοἰκίας.oikiasG3614to houseG3614;and not merelyμόνονmononG3441idleἀργαί,argaiG692,but alsoG2532gossipsφλύαροιphluaroiG5397andbusybodiesπερίεργοι,periergoiG4021,talkingλαλοῦσαιlalousaiG2980aboutthingsG1189not properG1189to mention.

14ThereforeοὖνounG3767,I wantΒούλομαιBoulomaiG1014youngerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501widowsto getG1060marriedγαμεῖν,gameinG1060,bearG5041childrenG5041,keepG3616houseG3616, andgiveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325the enemyἀντικειμένῳantikeimenōG480noμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367occasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874for reproachλοιδορίαςloidoriasG3059;

15for someτινεςtinesG5100have alreadyἤδηēdēG2235turnedG1624asideἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624to followὀπίσωopisōG3694Satanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

16IfεἴeiG1487anyG5100womanG5100who is a believerπιστὴpistēG4103hasἔχειecheiG2192dependentwidowsχήρας,chērasG5503, she mustassistἐπαρκείτωeparkeitōG1884them and the churchἐκκλησία,ekklēsiaG1577must not be burdenedβαρείσθωbareisthōG916,soἵναinaG2443that it may assistἐπαρκέσῃ.¶eparkesēG1884thoseG3588who arewidowsχήραιςchēraisG5503indeedὄντωςontōsG3689.

17The eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245whoruleπροεστῶτεςproestōtesG4291wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573are to be consideredG515worthyἀξιούσθωσανaxiousthōsanG515of doubleδιπλῆςdiplēsG1362honorτιμῆςtimēsG5092,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122thoseG3588whoworkG2872hardG2872at preachingλόγῳlogōG3056and teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319.

18For the Scriptureγραφή·graphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004, “You shall not muzzleφιμώσεις·phimōseisG5392the oxβοῦνbounG1016while he is threshingἀλοῶνταaloōntaG248,” and “The laborerἐργάτηςergatēsG2040is worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514of his wagesμισθοῦmisthouG3408.”

19Do not receiveπαραδέχουparadechouG3858an accusationκατηγορίανkatēgorianG2724againstκατὰkataG2596anelderπρεσβυτέρουpresbuterouG4245exceptἐκτὸςektosG1622 G1508on the basisἐπὶepiG1909oftwoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρων.marturōnG3144.

20ThoseG3588who continue in sinἁμαρτάνονταςhamartanontasG264,rebukeἔλεγχε,elegcheG1651in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of allπάντωνpantōnG3956,soἵναinaG2443that the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062alsoκαὶkaiG2532will be fearfulφόβονphobonG5401of sinning.

21I solemnlyG1263chargeG1263you in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and of HischosenἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32,to maintainφυλάξῃςphulaxēsG5442theseταῦταtautaG3778principleswithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565biasπροκρίματοςprokrimatosG4299,doingποιῶνpoiōnG4160nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367in a spirit ofpartialityπρόσκλισιν.prosklisinG4346.

22Do not layἐπιτίθειepititheiG2007handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495upon anyoneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367toohastilyταχέωςtacheōsG5030andtherebyμηδὲmēdeG3366shareκοινώνειkoinōneiG2841responsibility forthe sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266of othersἀλλοτρίαις,allotriaisG245;keepτήρει.tēreiG5083yourselfG4572freeG53from sinG53.

23NoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371drinkG5202waterG5202exclusively, butuseχρῶchrōG5530a littleὀλίγῳoligōG3641wineοἴνῳoinōG3631for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of your stomachστόμαχονstomachonG4751and your frequentπυκνάςpuknasG4437ailmentsἀσθενείας.astheneiasG769.

24The sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266of someτινῶνtinōnG5100menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444are quiteG4271evidentG4271,goingG4254beforeG4254them to judgmentκρίσιν·krisinG2920;for othersτισὶνtisinG5100, their sinsfollowG1872afterG1872.

25LikewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615alsoG2532,deedsἔργαergaG2041that are goodκαλὰkalaG2570are quiteG4271evidentπρόδηλαprodēlaG4271, andthoseG3588which are otherwiseἄλλωςallōsG247cannotοὐ δύνανται.¶ou dunantaiG1410 G3756be concealedκρυβῆναιkrubēnaiG2928.

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