Revised Version 1895

1 Timothy 5:2-16

2theG3956elderπρεσβυτέραςpresbuterasG4245womenG4245asὡςhōsG5613mothersμητέρας,mēterasG3384;theG3956youngerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501asὡςhōsG5613sistersἀδελφὰςadelphasG79,inἐνenG1722allG3956purityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

3HonourwidowsχήραςchērasG5503that arewidowsχήρας.chērasG5503indeedὄντωςontōsG3689.

4ButδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100widowχήραchēraG5503hathchildrenτέκναteknaG5043orἢēG2228grandchildrenἔκγοναekgonaG1549,letG1510themG2398learnμανθανέτωσανmanthanetōsanG3129firstG4412toG2532shewpietyεὐσεβεῖνeusebeinG2151towardstheirG2532ownἴδιονidionG2398familyοἶκονoikonG3624,andG2532toG2532requitetheirG2532parentsπρογόνοις·progonoisG4269:forγάρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isG1510acceptableἀπόδεκτονapodektonG587inG2316theG3588sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG2316Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

5NowδὲdeG1161shethatG2250is awidowχήραchēraG5503indeedG2532,andG2532desolate, hathherG1679hopeἤλπικενēlpikenG1679setG1679onG1909GodθεὸνtheonG2316,andG2532continuethinG1909supplicationsandG2532prayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchaisG4335nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andG2532dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250.

6ButG1161shethatG1161givethherselfG4684toζῶσαzōsaG2198pleasureG4684isdeadτέθνηκεν.tethnēkenG2348whileG1161she liveth.

7TheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532commandπαράγγελλε,parangelleG3853,thatἵναinaG2443theyG2532mayG2532beὦσιν.¶ōsinG1510withoutG2532reproachἀνεπίλημπτοιanepilēmptoiG423.

8ButδέdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487anyτιςtisG5100providethnotοὐouG3756forG2532hisG2532ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398,andG2532speciallyhisG2532ownG2398householdοἰκείωνoikeiōnG3609,heG2532hathdeniedἤρνηταιērnētaiG720theG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102,andG2532isG1510worseχείρων.cheirōnG5501thanG2532anG1510unbelieverἀπίστουapistouG571.

9LetG1096noneμὴmēG3361beG1096enrolledasG1096awidowχήραchēraG5503under threescoreyearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old, havingbeenG1096theG1096wifeγυνή,gunēG1135ofG435oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,

10wellκαλοῖςkaloisG2570reportedofG2041forG1722goodἀγαθῷagathōG18worksἔργοιςergoisG2041;ifG1487sheG1487hathbroughtG5044upG5044childrenG5044,ifG1487sheG1487hath usedhospitalityG3580toG1722strangersG3580,ifG1487sheG1487hathwashedἔνιψεν,enipsenG3538theG3956saints’ἁγίωνhagiōnG40feetπόδαςpodasG4228,ifG1487sheG1487hath relievedtheG3956afflictedθλιβομένοιςthlibomenoisG2346,ifG1487sheG1487hath diligentlyfollowedἐπηκολούθησεν.epēkolouthēsenG1872everyG3956goodG18workἔργῳergōG2041.

11ButδὲdeG1161youngerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501widowsχήραςchērasG5503refuseπαραιτοῦ·paraitouG3868:forγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752theyG3752have waxed wanton againstChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theyG3752desireθέλουσινthelousinG2309toG2309marryγαμεῖνgameinG1060;

12havingG2192condemnationκρίμα,krimaG2917,becauseG3754theyG3754haverejectedἠθέτησαν·ēthetēsanG114theirG2192firstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413faithπίστινpistinG4102.

13AndG2532withaltheyG2532learnμανθάνουσινmanthanousinG3129alsoG2532toG2532beG1163idleἀργαὶargaiG692, goingaboutτὰςtasG3588fromG2980houseοἰκίας.oikiasG3614toG2532houseG3614;andG2532notG3756onlyG3440idleἀργαί,argaiG692,butG1161tattlersalsoG2532andG2532busybodiesπερίεργοι,periergoiG4021,speakingλαλοῦσαιlalousaiG2980thingsG2980whichτὰtaG3588theyG2532oughtG1163notG3756.

14IG3767desireG1014thereforeοὖνounG3767thatG3767theG3588youngerνεωτέραςneōterasG3501widowsmarryγαμεῖν,gameinG1060,bearG5041childrenG5041, ruletheG3588household,giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325noneoccasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874toG1014theG3588adversaryforμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367reviling:

15forγάρgarG1063alreadyἤδηēdēG2235someτινεςtinesG5100areturnedG1624asideἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Satanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

16IfεἴeiG1487anyG5100womanG5100thatG2443believeth hathwidowsχήρας,chērasG5503,letG2443herG846relievethemG846,andG2532letG2443notμὴmēG3361theG3588churchἐκκλησία,ekklēsiaG1577beG2532burdenedβαρείσθωbareisthōG916;thatG2443itG846mayG2532relievethemG846thatG2443arewidowsχήραιςchēraisG5503indeedG2532.

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