1 Timothy 5
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1 Timothy 5:3-8

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.
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