Revised Literal Translation

1 Timothy 5:7-13

7AndκαὶkaiG2532these thingsταῦταtautaG3778give in chargeπαράγγελλε,parangelleG3853,thatἵναinaG2443they may beὦσιν.¶ōsinG1510blamelessἀνεπίλημπτοιanepilēmptoiG423.

8G3588G3588ButδέdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487anyτιςtisG5100provideG4306notοὐouG3756forG4306his ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398,andκαὶkaiG2532speciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122for those of his own houseοἰκείωνoikeiōnG3609,he hath deniedἤρνηταιērnētaiG720the faithπίστινpistinG3588 G4102,andκαὶkaiG2532isἔστινestinG1510worseχείρων.cheirōnG5501than an infidelἀπίστουapistouG571.

9LetG2639notμὴmēG3361a widowχήραchēraG5503be taken into the numberG2639underἔλαττονelattonG1640threescoreἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835years oldἐτῶνetōnG2094,having beenγεγονυῖαgegonuiaG1096the wifeγυνή,gunēG1135of oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,

10Well reported ofμαρτυρουμένη,marturoumenēG3140forἐνenG1722goodκαλοῖςkaloisG2570worksἔργοιςergoisG2041;ifεἰeiG1487she have brought up childrenἐτεκνοτρόφησεν,eteknotrophēsenG5044,ifεἰeiG1487she have lodged strangersἐξενοδόχησεν,exenodochēsenG3580,ifεἰeiG1487she have washedἔνιψεν,enipsenG3538the saints’ἁγίωνhagiōnG40feetπόδαςpodasG4228,ifεἰeiG1487she have relievedἐπήρκεσεν,epērkesenG1884the afflictedθλιβομένοιςthlibomenoisG2346,ifεἰeiG1487she have diligently followedἐπηκολούθησεν.epēkolouthēsenG1872everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041.

11ButδὲdeG1161the youngerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501widowsχήραςchērasG5503refuseπαραιτοῦ·paraitouG3868:forγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752they have begun to wax wanton againstκαταστρηνιάσωσινkatastrēniasōsinG2691Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ,tou ChristouG3588 G5547,they willθέλουσινthelousinG2309marryγαμεῖνgameinG1060;

12HavingἔχουσαιechousaiG2192damnationκρίμα,krimaG2917,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they have cast offἠθέτησαν·ēthetēsanG114theirτὴνtēnG3588firstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413faithπίστινpistinG4102.

13καὶkaiG2532AndδὲdeG1161withalἅμαhamaG260they learnμανθάνουσινmanthanousinG3129to beidleἀργαὶargaiG692,wandering aboutπεριερχόμεναιperierchomenaiG4022from house to houseτὰς οἰκίας.tas oikiasG3588 G3614;andδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756onlyG3440idleἀργαί,argaiG692,butἀλλὰallaG235tattlersφλύαροιphluaroiG5397alsoκαὶkaiG2532andκαὶkaiG2532busybodiesπερίεργοι,periergoiG4021,speakingλαλοῦσαιlalousaiG2980things whichτὰtaG3588they oughtδέοντα.¶deontaG1163notμὴmēG3361.

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