New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Timothy 5

Honor Widows

1Do not sharplyG1969rebukeG1969anolderG4245manG4245, but ratherappealπαρακάλειparakaleiG3870to himas a fatherπατέρα,pateraG3962, and tothe youngerνεωτέρουςneōterousG3501menG3501as brothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,

2to the olderG4245womenG4245as mothersμητέρας,mēterasG3384, andto the youngerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501womenG3501as sistersἀδελφὰςadelphasG79,in allπάσῃpasēG3956purityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

3HonorτίμαtimaG5091widowsχήραςchērasG5503who are actuallyὄντωςontōsG3689widowsχήρας.chērasG5503;

4but ifεἰeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100widowχήραchēraG5503hasἔχει,echeiG2192childrenτέκναteknaG5043orἢēG2228grandchildrenἔκγοναekgonaG1549,they must firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413learnμανθανέτωσανmanthanetōsanG3129to showG2151properG2151respectG2151for their ownἴδιονidionG2398familyοἶκονoikonG3624and to giveἀποδιδόναιapodidonaiG591backG591compensationἀμοιβὰςamoibasG287to their parentsπρογόνοις·progonoisG4269;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isacceptableἀπόδεκτονapodektonG587inG1799theG1799sightG1799ofG1799Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

5NowδὲdeG1161she who is actuallyὄντωςontōsG3689awidowχήραchēraG5503and has been leftG3443aloneG3443has setG1679her hopeἤλπικενēlpikenG1679on GodθεὸνtheonG2316,and she continuesπροσμένειprosmeneiG4357inrequestsδεήσεσινdeēsesinG1162and prayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchaisG4335nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250.

6But she whoindulgesG4684herself inG4684luxuryG4684isdeadτέθνηκεν.tethnēkenG2348, evenwhile she livesζῶσαzōsaG2198.

7GiveG3853theseταῦταtautaG3778instructionsG3853asG2532wellG2532,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443they may be aboveG423reproachἀνεπίλημπτοιanepilēmptoiG423.

8But ifΕἰEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does not provideπρονοεῖ,pronoeiG4306for his ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398,and especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122for thoseG3609ofG3609his householdοἰκείωνoikeiōnG3609, he hasdeniedἤρνηταιērnētaiG720the faithπίστινpistinG4102and is worseχείρων.cheirōnG5501than an unbelieverἀπίστουapistouG571.

9A widowχήραchēraG5503is to beputG2639onG2639theG2639listG2639only if she is not lessἔλαττονelattonG1640than sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old, having beenthe wifeγυνή,gunēG1135of oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,

10havingG3140aG3140reputationG3140forgoodκαλοῖςkaloisG2570worksἔργοιςergoisG2041; andifεἰeiG1487she has broughtG5044upG5044childrenG5044,ifεἰeiG1487she hasshownG3580hospitalityG3580toG3580strangersG3580,ifεἰeiG1487shehas washedἔνιψεν,enipsenG3538thesaints’ἁγίωνhagiōnG40feetπόδαςpodasG4228,ifεἰeiG1487she hasassistedἐπήρκεσεν,epērkesenG1884those inG2346distressG2346, andifεἰeiG1487she has devotedG1872herselfG1872to everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041.

11But refuseπαραιτοῦ·paraitouG3868to registeryoungerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501widowsχήραςchērasG5503,for whenὅτανhotanG3752they feelG2691physicalG2691desiresG2691alienatingG2691them from ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,they wantθέλουσινthelousinG2309to getG1060marriedγαμεῖνgameinG1060,

12therebyincurringἔχουσαιechousaiG2192condemnationκρίμα,krimaG2917,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they haveignoredἠθέτησαν·ēthetēsanG114their previousπρώτηνprōtēnG4413pledgeπίστινpistinG4102.

13At the sameἅμαhamaG260timeG260they alsoG2532learnμανθάνουσινmanthanousinG3129to beidleἀργαὶargaiG692,as they goG4022aroundG4022from houseοἰκίας.oikiasG3614to houseG3614;and not merelyμόνονmononG3441idleἀργαί,argaiG692,but alsoG2532they becomegossipsφλύαροιphluaroiG5397andbusybodiesπερίεργοι,periergoiG4021,talkingλαλοῦσαιlalousaiG2980aboutthingsG1189not properG1189to mention.

14ThereforeοὖνounG3767,I wantΒούλομαιBoulomaiG1014youngerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501widowsto getG1060marriedγαμεῖν,gameinG1060,haveG5041childrenG5041,manageG3616their householdsG3616, andgiveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325the enemyἀντικειμένῳantikeimenōG480noμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874for reproachλοιδορίαςloidoriasG3059;

15for someτινεςtinesG5100have alreadyἤδηēdēG2235turnedἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624awayG1624to followὀπίσωopisōG3694Satanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

16IfεἴeiG1487anyG5100womanG5100who is a believerπιστὴpistēG4103hasἔχειecheiG2192dependentwidowsχήρας,chērasG5503, she mustassistἐπαρκείτωeparkeitōG1884them and the churchἐκκλησία,ekklēsiaG1577must not be burdenedβαρείσθωbareisthōG916,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443it may assistἐπαρκέσῃ.¶eparkesēG1884thoseG3588who are actuallyὄντωςontōsG3689widowsχήραιςchēraisG5503.

Concerning Elders

17The eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245wholeadπροεστῶτεςproestōtesG4291wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573are to be consideredG515worthyἀξιούσθωσανaxiousthōsanG515of doubleδιπλῆςdiplēsG1362honorτιμῆςtimēsG5092,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122thoseG3588whoworkG2872hardG2872at preachingλόγῳlogōG3056and teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319.

18For the Scriptureγραφή·graphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004, “You shall not muzzleφιμώσεις·phimōseisG5392the oxβοῦνbounG1016while it is threshingἀλοῶνταaloōntaG248,” and “The laborerἐργάτηςergatēsG2040is worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514of his wagesμισθοῦmisthouG3408.”

19Do not acceptπαραδέχουparadechouG3858an accusationκατηγορίανkatēgorianG2724againstκατὰkataG2596anelderπρεσβυτέρουpresbuterouG4245exceptἐκτὸςektosG1622 G1508on the basisἐπὶepiG1909oftwoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρων.marturōnG3144.

20ThoseG3588who continue in sinἁμαρτάνονταςhamartanontasG264,rebukeἔλεγχε,elegcheG1651inG1799theG1799presenceG1799ofG1799allπάντωνpantōnG3956,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062alsoκαὶkaiG2532will be fearfulφόβονphobonG5401of sinning.

21I solemnlyG1263exhortG1263you inG1799theG1799presenceG1799ofG1799GodθεοῦtheouG2316and of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and of HischosenἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32,to maintainφυλάξῃςphulaxēsG5442theseταῦταtautaG3778principleswithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565biasπροκρίματοςprokrimatosG4299,doingποιῶνpoiōnG4160nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367in a spirit ofpartialityπρόσκλισιν.prosklisinG4346.

22Do not layG2007handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495uponG2007anyoneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367tooG5030quicklyG5030andtherebyμηδὲmēdeG3366shareκοινώνειkoinōneiG2841responsibility forthe sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266of othersἀλλοτρίαις,allotriaisG245;keepτήρει.tēreiG5083yourselfG4572freeG53fromG53sinG53.

23Do notG3371goG3371onG3371drinkingG5202onlyG5202waterG5202, butuseχρῶchrōG5530a littleὀλίγῳoligōG3641wineοἴνῳoinōG3631for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of your stomachστόμαχονstomachonG4751and your frequentπυκνάςpuknasG4437ailmentsἀσθενείας.astheneiasG769.

24The sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266of someτινῶνtinōnG5100peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444are quiteG4271evidentG4271,goingG4254beforeG4254them to judgmentκρίσιν·krisinG2920;for othersτισὶνtisinG5100, their sinsfollowG1872afterG1872.

25LikewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615alsoG2532,deedsἔργαergaG2041that are goodκαλὰkalaG2570are quiteG4271evidentπρόδηλαprodēlaG4271, andthoseG3588which are otherwiseἄλλωςallōsG247cannotοὐ δύνανται.¶ou dunantaiG1410 G3756be concealedκρυβῆναιkrubēnaiG2928.

Honor Widows

Concerning Elders

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5