New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Timothy 5:9-25

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.

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.

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