1 Timothy 5
New American Standard Bible 1995
Honor Widows
11Do not sharplyG1969 rebukeG1969 an 2olderG4245 manG4245, but rather appealG3870 to him as a fatherG3962, to 3the youngerG3501 menG3501 as brothersG80, 2the olderG4245 womenG4245 as mothersG3384, and the youngerG3501 womenG4245 as sistersG79, in allG3956 purityG47.
3HonorG5091 widowsG5503 who are 4widowsG5503 indeedG3689; 4but ifG1487 anyG5100 widowG5503 hasG2192 childrenG5043 orG2228 grandchildrenG1549, 5they must firstG4413 learnG3129 to practiceG2151 pietyG2151 in regard to their ownG2398 familyG3624 and to 6makeG591 some returnG591 to their parentsG4269; for thisG3778 is 7acceptableG587 in the sightG1799 of GodG2316. 5NowG1161 she who is a 8widowG5503 indeedG3689 and who has been leftG3443 aloneG3443, 9has fixedG1679 her hopeG1679 on GodG2316 and continuesG4357 in 10entreatiesG1162 and prayersG4335 nightG3571 and dayG2250. 6But she who 11givesG4684 herselfG4684 to wantonG4684 pleasureG4684 is 12deadG2348 even while she livesG2198. 71314PrescribeG3853 theseG3778 thingsG3778 as wellG2532, soG2443 that they may be aboveG423 reproachG423. 8But ifG1487 anyoneG5100 does not provideG4306 for his ownG2398, and especiallyG3122 for those of his householdG3609, he has 15deniedG720 the faithG4102 and is worseG5501 than an unbelieverG571.
9A widowG5503 is to be 16putG2639 on the listG2639 only if she is not lessG1640 than sixtyG1835 yearsG2094 old, having been 17the wifeG1135 of oneG1520 manG435, 10havingG3140 a reputationG3140 for 18goodG2570 worksG2041; and ifG1487 she has broughtG5044 up childrenG5044, ifG1487 she has 19shownG3580 hospitalityG3580 to strangersG3580, ifG1487 she 20has washedG3538 the 21saints’G40 feetG4228, ifG1487 she has 22assistedG1884 those in distressG2346, and ifG1487 she has devotedG1872 herselfG1872 to everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041. 11But refuseG3868 to put youngerG3501 widowsG5503 on the list, for whenG3752 they feelG2691 23sensualG2691 desiresG2691 in disregardG2691 of ChristG5547, they wantG2309 to getG1060 marriedG1060, 12thus incurringG2192 condemnationG2917, becauseG3754 they have setG114 asideG114 their previousG4413 24pledgeG4102. 13At the sameG260 timeG260 they alsoG2532 learnG3129 to be idleG692, as they goG4022 aroundG4022 from houseG3614 to houseG3614; and not merelyG3441 idleG692, but alsoG2532 25gossipsG5397 and 26busybodiesG4021, talkingG2980 about 27thingsG1189 not properG1189 to mention. 14ThereforeG3767, I wantG1014 youngerG3501 widows to getG1060 28marriedG1060, bearG5041 childrenG5041, 29keepG3616 houseG3616, and 30giveG1325 the enemyG480 noG3367 occasionG874 for reproachG3059; 15for someG5100 31have alreadyG2235 turnedG1624 asideG1624 to followG3694 32SatanG4567. 16IfG1487 anyG5100 womanG5100 who is a believerG4103 33hasG2192 dependent widowsG5503, she must 34assistG1884 them and the churchG1577 must not be burdenedG916, soG2443 that it may assistG1884 thoseG3588 who are 35widowsG5503 indeedG3689.
Concerning Elders
1736The eldersG4245 who 37ruleG4291 wellG2573 are to be consideredG515 worthyG515 of doubleG1362 honorG5092, especiallyG3122 thoseG3588 who 38workG2872 hardG2872 39at preachingG3056 and teachingG1319. 18For the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004, “40You shall not muzzleG5392 the oxG1016 while he is threshingG248,” and “41The laborerG2040 is worthyG514 of his wagesG3408.” 19Do not receiveG3858 an accusationG2724 againstG2596 an 42elderG4245 exceptG1622G1508 on the basisG1909 of 43twoG1417 orG2228 threeG5140 witnessesG3144. 20ThoseG3588 who continue in sinG264, 44rebukeG1651 in the presenceG1799 of allG3956, 45soG2443 that the restG3062 alsoG2532 will be fearfulG5401 of sinning. 2146I solemnlyG1263 chargeG1263 you in the presenceG1799 of GodG2316 and of ChristG5547 JesusG2424 and of His chosenG1588 angelsG32, to maintainG5442 theseG3778 principles withoutG5565 biasG4299, doingG4160 nothingG3367 in a spirit of partialityG4346. 2247Do not layG2007 handsG5495 upon anyoneG3367 too hastilyG5030 and 48therebyG3366 shareG2841 49responsibility for the sinsG266 of othersG245; keepG5083 yourselfG4572 50freeG53 from sinG53.
23NoG3371 longerG3371 drinkG5202 waterG5202 exclusively, but 51useG5530 a littleG3641 wineG3631 for the sakeG1223 of your stomachG4751 and your frequentG4437 ailmentsG769.
24The sinsG266 of someG5100 menG444 are quiteG4271 evidentG4271, goingG4254 beforeG4254 them to judgmentG2920; for othersG5100, their sins 52followG1872 afterG1872. 25LikewiseG5615 alsoG2532, deedsG2041 that are goodG2570 are quiteG4271 evidentG4271, and 53thoseG3588 which are otherwiseG247 cannotG1410G3756 be concealedG2928.
Notes
- 1. 1 Timothy 5:1 Lev 19:32 ↩
- 2. 1 Timothy 5:1 Titus 2:2 ↩
- 3. 1 Timothy 5:1 Titus 2:6 ↩
- 4. 1 Timothy 5:3 Acts 6:1; 9:39, 41; 1 Tim 5:5, 16 ↩
- 5. 1 Timothy 5:4 Eph 6:2 ↩
- 6. 1 Timothy 5:4 Lit give back recompenses ↩
- 7. 1 Timothy 5:4 1 Tim 2:3 ↩
- 8. 1 Timothy 5:5 Acts 6:1; 9:39, 41; 1 Tim 5:3, 16 ↩
- 9. 1 Timothy 5:5 1 Cor 7:34; 1 Pet 3:5 ↩
- 10. 1 Timothy 5:5 Luke 2:37; 1 Tim 2:1; 2 Tim 1:3 ↩
- 11. 1 Timothy 5:6 James 5:5 ↩
- 12. 1 Timothy 5:6 Luke 15:24; 2 Tim 3:6; Rev 3:1 ↩
- 13. 1 Timothy 5:7 Or Keep commanding ↩
- 14. 1 Timothy 5:7 1 Tim 4:11 ↩
- 15. 1 Timothy 5:8 2 Tim 2:12; Titus 1:16; 2 Pet 2:1; Jude 4 ↩
- 16. 1 Timothy 5:9 1 Tim 5:16 ↩
- 17. 1 Timothy 5:9 1 Tim 3:2 ↩
- 18. 1 Timothy 5:10 Acts 9:36; 1 Tim 6:18; Titus 2:7; 3:8; 1 Pet 2:12 ↩
- 19. 1 Timothy 5:10 1 Tim 3:2 ↩
- 20. 1 Timothy 5:10 Luke 7:44; John 13:14 ↩
- 21. 1 Timothy 5:10 Or holy ones ↩
- 22. 1 Timothy 5:10 1 Tim 5:16 ↩
- 23. 1 Timothy 5:11 Rev 18:7 ↩
- 24. 1 Timothy 5:12 Lit faith ↩
- 25. 1 Timothy 5:13 3 John 10 ↩
- 26. 1 Timothy 5:13 2 Thess 3:11 ↩
- 27. 1 Timothy 5:13 Titus 1:11 ↩
- 28. 1 Timothy 5:14 1 Cor 7:9; 1 Tim 4:3 ↩
- 29. 1 Timothy 5:14 Titus 2:5 ↩
- 30. 1 Timothy 5:14 1 Tim 6:1 ↩
- 31. 1 Timothy 5:15 1 Tim 1:20 ↩
- 32. 1 Timothy 5:15 Matt 4:10 ↩
- 33. 1 Timothy 5:16 1 Tim 5:4 ↩
- 34. 1 Timothy 5:16 1 Tim 5:10 ↩
- 35. 1 Timothy 5:16 1 Tim 5:3 ↩
- 36. 1 Timothy 5:17 Acts 11:30; 1 Tim 4:14; 5:19 ↩
- 37. 1 Timothy 5:17 Rom 12:8 ↩
- 38. 1 Timothy 5:17 1 Thess 5:12 ↩
- 39. 1 Timothy 5:17 Lit in word ↩
- 40. 1 Timothy 5:18 Deut 25:4; 1 Cor 9:9 ↩
- 41. 1 Timothy 5:18 Lev 19:13; Deut 24:15; Matt 10:10; Luke 10:7; 1 Cor 9:14 ↩
- 42. 1 Timothy 5:19 Acts 11:30; 1 Tim 4:14; 5:17 ↩
- 43. 1 Timothy 5:19 Deut 17:6; 19:15; Matt 18:16 ↩
- 44. 1 Timothy 5:20 Gal 2:14; Eph 5:11; 2 Tim 4:2 ↩
- 45. 1 Timothy 5:20 2 Cor 7:11 ↩
- 46. 1 Timothy 5:21 Luke 9:26; 1 Tim 6:13; 2 Tim 2:14; 4:1 ↩
- 47. 1 Timothy 5:22 1 Tim 3:10; 4:14 ↩
- 48. 1 Timothy 5:22 Lit do not share ↩
- 49. 1 Timothy 5:22 Eph 5:11; 1 Tim 3:2-7 ↩
- 50. 1 Timothy 5:22 Lit pure ↩
- 51. 1 Timothy 5:23 1 Tim 3:8 ↩
- 52. 1 Timothy 5:24 Rev 14:13 ↩
- 53. 1 Timothy 5:25 Prov 10:9 ↩
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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