1 Timothy 5:14

1 Timothy 5:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
• New International Version (NIV)So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Context of 1 Timothy 5:14

12and so incur judgment for breaking their former pledge. 13And besides that, going around from house to house they learn to be lazy, and they are not only lazy, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things they should not. So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us. 15For some have already wandered away to follow Satan. 16If a believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need.

1 Timothy 5:14 word by word

Βούλομαι οὖν νεωτέρας γαμεῖν, τεκνογονεῖν, οἰκοδεσποτεῖν, μηδεμίαν ἀφορμὴν διδόναι τῷ ἀντικειμένῳ λοιδορίας χάριν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·χάρινcharin · because ofG5484
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• I willβούλομαιboulomai · to planG1014
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• thatγαμέωgameō · to marryG1060
• the younger womenνέοςneos neōteros · newG3501
• bear childrenτεκνογονέωteknogoneō · to have childrenG5041
• guide the houseοἰκοδεσποτέωoikodespoteō · to manage a houseG3616
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• noneμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• occasionἀφορμήaphormē · opportunityG874
• to the adversaryἀντίκειμαιantikeimai · be an opponentG480
• to speak reproachfullyλοιδορίαloidoria · revilingG3059

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 5:14

• 1 Timothy 2:8So I want the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without anger or dispute.
• 1 Timothy 5:11But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,
• 1 Timothy 4:3They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
• 1 Corinthians 7:8To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.
• Genesis 18:6So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Take three measures of fine flour, knead it, and make bread.”
• Proverbs 14:1Every wise woman builds her household, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
• Proverbs 31:27She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
• 1 Timothy 6:1Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.
• 2 Samuel 12:14Nonetheless, because you have treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die.”
• Daniel 6:4Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption.
• Romans 14:13Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister.
• 2 Corinthians 11:12And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.
• 1 Peter 4:14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.
• Luke 23:35The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14I will therefore that the younger women marry - As the preceding discourse has been about the younger widows, and this is an inference from it; it is most evident that by the younger women the apostle means the young widows. These he considers unfit for the office of the female diaconate, and therefore wills them to marry, educate children, and give themselves wholly up to domestic affairs. Here the apostle, so far from forbidding second marriages…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14I will therefore - I give it as my opinion; or this is my counsel; compare notes, 1 Corinthians 7:6, 1 Corinthians 7:10, 1 Corinthians 7:40. That the younger women marry - The word “women” is not expressed or necessarily implied in the original - d neooteras - - and it is evident that the apostle here had particular reference to “widows,” and that the injunction should be understood as relating to them. We are not to suppose that he gives this as an…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 Every one brought into any office in the church, should be free from just censure; and many are proper objects of charity, yet ought not to be employed in public services. Those who would find mercy when they are in distress, must show mercy when they are in prosperity; and those who show most readiness for every good work, are most likely to be faithful in whatever is trusted to them. Those who are idle, very seldom are only idle, they make…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Paul advises younger widows to marry again and to marry Christians (5:11–12; see also 2:15). denying the adversary occasion for slander: Their actions were harming their testimony for the good news about Jesus (see 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12; Titus 2:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. younger women--rather, as ellipsis ought to be supplied, "the younger widows," namely younger widows in general, as distinguished from the older widows taken on the roll of presbyteresses (1Ti 5:9). The "therefore" means seeing that young widows are exposed to such temptations, "I will," or "desire," &c. (1Ti 5:11-13). The precept here that they should marry again is not inconsistent with 1Co 7:40; for the circumstances of the two cases were distinct…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 5:14

• Commandments
• Marriage
• Minister, Christian
• Wife
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Beforehand
• Deny
• Guide
• Marry
• Reproachfully
• Requite
• Reward
• Widows
• Wife
• House

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