1 Timothy 5:7

1 Timothy 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
• New International Version (NIV)Give the people these instructions, so that no one may be open to blame.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Command these things as well, so that they may be without reproach.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And these things command, that they may be blameless.

Context of 1 Timothy 5:7

5Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help. 6But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives. Give these instructions to the church so that no one will be open to criticism. 8But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers. 9A widow who is put on the list for support must be a woman who is at least sixty years old and was faithful to her husband.

1 Timothy 5:7 word by word

καὶ ταῦτα παράγγελλε, ἵνα ἀνεπίλημπτοι ὦσιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• give in chargeπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they may beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• blamelessἀνεπίληπτοςanepilēptos · irreproachableG423

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 5:7

• 1 Timothy 1:3When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay there in Ephesus and stop those whose teaching is contrary to the truth.
• 1 Timothy 4:11Teach these things and insist that everyone learn them.
• 1 Timothy 6:17Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
• 2 Timothy 4:1I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he comes to set up his Kingdom:

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7That they may be blameless - Charge the whole Church to attend to these things, that they may be blameless. The words are not spoken of the widows only, but of the Church or its officers; it cannot be restricted to the widows, for the adjective is both of the masculine and feminine gender.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And these things give in charge - Announce, or declare these things, to wit, particularly respecting the duty of children to their widowed mothers, and the proper duty of those who are widows.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-8Verses 3-8 Honour widows that are widows indeed, relieve them, and maintain them. It is the duty of children, if their parents are in need, and they are able to relieve them, to do it to the utmost of their power. Widowhood is a desolate state; but let widows trust in the Lord, and continue in prayer. All who live in pleasure, are dead while they live, spiritually dead, dead in trespasses and sins. Alas, what numbers there are of this description among…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-16A widow without wealth or family was alone in a world that did not support her. The Christian community was expected to care for such widows among its members (see Deuteronomy 10:17–19; Isaiah 1:17; compare Acts 6:1–6; James 1:27). Some suggest this passage implies a religious order of widows in the first-century AD church at Ephesus. However, there is no obvious evidence of such an order, only of a ministry to help community members without financial…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. these things--just now spoken (1Ti 5:5, 6). that they may be blameless--namely, the widows supported by the Church.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 5:7

• Commandments
• Minister, Christian
• Women

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• Beforehand
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• Reward
• Widows
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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