New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 5:9-16

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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