New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 5:2-16

2the olderG4245womenG4245as mothersμητέρας,mēterasG3384, andthe youngerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501womenG4245as sistersἀδελφὰςadelphasG79,in allπάσῃpasēG3956purityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

3HonorτίμαtimaG5091widowsχήραςchērasG5503who arewidowsχήρας.chērasG5503indeedὄντωςontōsG3689;

4but ifεἰeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100widowχήραchēraG5503hasἔχει,echeiG2192childrenτέκναteknaG5043orἢēG2228grandchildrenἔκγοναekgonaG1549,they must firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413learnμανθανέτωσανmanthanetōsanG3129to practiceG2151pietyG2151in regard to their ownἴδιονidionG2398familyοἶκονoikonG3624and tomakeG591some returnG591to their parentsπρογόνοις·progonoisG4269;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isacceptableἀπόδεκτονapodektonG587in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

5NowδὲdeG1161she who is awidowχήραchēraG5503indeedὄντωςontōsG3689and who has been leftG3443aloneG3443,has fixedG1679her hopeἤλπικενēlpikenG1679on GodθεὸνtheonG2316and continuesπροσμένειprosmeneiG4357inentreatiesδεήσεσινdeēsesinG1162and prayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchaisG4335nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250.

6But she whogivesG4684herselfG4684to wantonG4684pleasureG4684isdeadτέθνηκεν.tethnēkenG2348even while she livesζῶσαzōsaG2198.

7Prescribeπαράγγελλε,parangelleG3853theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778as wellκαὶkaiG2532,soἵναinaG2443that they may be aboveG423reproachἀνεπίλημπτοιanepilēmptoiG423.

8But ifΕἰEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does not provideπρονοεῖ,pronoeiG4306for his ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398,and especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122for those of his householdοἰκείωνoikeiōnG3609, he hasdeniedἤρνηταιērnētaiG720the faithπίστινpistinG4102and is worseχείρων.cheirōnG5501than an unbelieverἀπίστουapistouG571.

9A widowχήραchēraG5503is to beputG2639on the listG2639only if she is not lessἔλαττονelattonG1640than sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old, having beenthe wifeγυνή,gunēG1135of oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,

10havingG3140a reputationG3140forgoodκαλοῖςkaloisG2570worksἔργοιςergoisG2041; andifεἰeiG1487she has broughtG5044up childrenG5044,ifεἰeiG1487she hasshownG3580hospitalityG3580to strangersG3580,ifεἰeiG1487shehas washedἔνιψεν,enipsenG3538thesaints’ἁγίωνhagiōnG40feetπόδαςpodasG4228,ifεἰeiG1487she hasassistedἐπήρκεσεν,epērkesenG1884those in distressθλιβομένοιςthlibomenoisG2346, andifεἰeiG1487she has devotedG1872herselfG1872to everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041.

11But refuseπαραιτοῦ·paraitouG3868to putyoungerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501widowsχήραςchērasG5503on the list,for whenὅτανhotanG3752they feelG2691sensualG2691desiresG2691in disregardG2691of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,they wantθέλουσινthelousinG2309to getG1060marriedγαμεῖνgameinG1060,

12thusincurringἔχουσαιechousaiG2192condemnationκρίμα,krimaG2917,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they have setG114asideG114their previousπρώτηνprōtēnG4413pledgeπίστινpistinG4102.

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.

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