New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 5:5-16

5NowG1161 she who is a 1widowG5503 indeedG3689 and who has been leftG3443 aloneG3443, 2has fixedG1679 her hopeG1679 on GodG2316 and continuesG4357 in 3entreatiesG1162 and prayersG4335 nightG3571 and dayG2250. 6But she who 4givesG4684 herselfG4684 to wantonG4684 pleasureG4684 is 5deadG2348 even while she livesG2198. 7 6 7PrescribeG3853 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 8deniedG720 the faithG4102 and is worseG5501 than an unbelieverG571.

9A widowG5503 is to be 9putG2639 on the listG2639 only if she is not lessG1640 than sixtyG1835 yearsG2094 old, having been 10the wifeG1135 of oneG1520 manG435, 10havingG3140 a reputationG3140 for 11goodG2570 worksG2041; and ifG1487 she has broughtG5044 up childrenG5044, ifG1487 she has 12shownG3580 hospitalityG3580 to strangersG3580, ifG1487 she 13has washedG3538 the 14saints’G40 feetG4228, ifG1487 she has 15assistedG1884 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 16sensualG2691 desiresG2691 in disregardG2691 of ChristG5547, they wantG2309 to getG1060 marriedG1060, 12thus incurringG2192 condemnationG2917, becauseG3754 they have setG114 asideG114 their previousG4413 17pledgeG4102. 13At the sameG260 timeG260 they alsoG2532 learnG3129 to be idleG692, as they goG4022 aroundG4022 from houseG3614 to houseG3614; and not merelyG3441 idleG692, but alsoG2532 18gossipsG5397 and 19busybodiesG4021, talkingG2980 about 20thingsG1189 not properG1189 to mention. 14ThereforeG3767, I wantG1014 youngerG3501 widows to getG1060 21marriedG1060, bearG5041 childrenG5041, 22keepG3616 houseG3616, and 23giveG1325 the enemyG480 noG3367 occasionG874 for reproachG3059; 15for someG5100 24have alreadyG2235 turnedG1624 asideG1624 to followG3694 25SatanG4567. 16IfG1487 anyG5100 womanG5100 who is a believerG4103 26hasG2192 dependent widowsG5503, she must 27assistG1884 them and the churchG1577 must not be burdenedG916, soG2443 that it may assistG1884 thoseG3588 who are 28widowsG5503 indeedG3689.

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Notes

1. 1 Timothy 5:5 Acts 6:1; 9:39, 41; 1 Tim 5:3, 16 ↩
2. 1 Timothy 5:5 1 Cor 7:34; 1 Pet 3:5 ↩
3. 1 Timothy 5:5 Luke 2:37; 1 Tim 2:1; 2 Tim 1:3 ↩
4. 1 Timothy 5:6 James 5:5 ↩
5. 1 Timothy 5:6 Luke 15:24; 2 Tim 3:6; Rev 3:1 ↩
6. 1 Timothy 5:7 Or Keep commanding ↩
7. 1 Timothy 5:7 1 Tim 4:11 ↩
8. 1 Timothy 5:8 2 Tim 2:12; Titus 1:16; 2 Pet 2:1; Jude 4 ↩
9. 1 Timothy 5:9 1 Tim 5:16 ↩
10. 1 Timothy 5:9 1 Tim 3:2 ↩
11. 1 Timothy 5:10 Acts 9:36; 1 Tim 6:18; Titus 2:7; 3:8; 1 Pet 2:12 ↩
12. 1 Timothy 5:10 1 Tim 3:2 ↩
13. 1 Timothy 5:10 Luke 7:44; John 13:14 ↩
14. 1 Timothy 5:10 Or holy ones ↩
15. 1 Timothy 5:10 1 Tim 5:16 ↩
16. 1 Timothy 5:11 Rev 18:7 ↩
17. 1 Timothy 5:12 Lit faith ↩
18. 1 Timothy 5:13 3 John 10 ↩
19. 1 Timothy 5:13 2 Thess 3:11 ↩
20. 1 Timothy 5:13 Titus 1:11 ↩
21. 1 Timothy 5:14 1 Cor 7:9; 1 Tim 4:3 ↩
22. 1 Timothy 5:14 Titus 2:5 ↩
23. 1 Timothy 5:14 1 Tim 6:1 ↩
24. 1 Timothy 5:15 1 Tim 1:20 ↩
25. 1 Timothy 5:15 Matt 4:10 ↩
26. 1 Timothy 5:16 1 Tim 5:4 ↩
27. 1 Timothy 5:16 1 Tim 5:10 ↩
28. 1 Timothy 5:16 1 Tim 5:3 ↩

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