1 Timothy 5
1 Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
An elderly man, do not thou reprimand, but beseech him, as [though he were thy] father, —younger men, as brothers,
2 the older women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
Elderly women, as mothers, younger women, as sisters, in all chastity.
3 Honor widows who are widows indeed.
Widows, honour thou—who indeed are widows: —
4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
Howbeit, if, any widow, hath, children or grandchildren, let them be learning—first, unto their own house, to be shewing reverence, and, returns, to be making unto their progenitors; for, this, is acceptable before God;
5 Now she who is a widow indeed, and desolate, has her hope set on God, and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.
But, she who is indeed a widow, and is left alone, hath turned her hope towards God, and is giving attendance unto the supplications and the prayers, night and day, —
6 But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.
Whereas, she that runneth riot, while living, is, dead:
7 Also command these things, so that they will be without fault.
And, these things, be giving in charge, that, without reproach, they may be;
8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
If, however, anyone, for his own, and specially them of his household, taketh not forethought, his faith, hath he denied, and is worse, than one without faith!
9 Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
Let, a widow, be put on the list—having become, not less than sixty years old, one man’s, wife,
10 being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.
In noble works, being well-attested; —if she hath nourished children, if she hath shewn hospitality, if, saints feet, she hath washed, if, them who were in tribulation, she hath succoured, if, in every good, work she hath followed on:
11 But refuse younger widows, for whenever their passions lead them away from Christ, they desire to marry;
But, younger widows, decline thou; for, as soon as they wax wanton against the Christ, to marry, are they determined, —
12 having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.
Having, as sentence, —that, their first faith, they have set at nought;
13 Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
At the same time, to be idlers, are they learning, going about from house to house; and, not only idlers, but, gossips, also, and, busybodies, —saying the things they ought not,
14 I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for reviling.
I am minded, therefore, that, the younger ones, marry, bear children, be mistress of the house, —giving, no single occasion, unto the opposer, as a cause, of reviling;
15 For already some have turned aside after Satan.
For, already, some have turned aside after Satan:
16 If any believing woman has widows, she must assist them, and do not let the church be burdened; that it might help those widows who are truly in need.
If any, believing woman, hath widows, let her be giving them succour, and not suffer the assembly to be burdened, —that, them who are indeed widows, it may itself succour.
17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
Let, the well presiding elders, of double honour, be accounted worthy, especially they who toil in discourse and teaching;
18 For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain." And, "The laborer is worthy of his wages."
For the scripture saith—A threshing ox, shalt thou not muzzle, and—Worthy, is the workman, of his hire.
19 Do not receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.
Against an elder, entertain not, an accusation, except at, [the mouth of] two, or three, witnesses;
20 Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
But, them who are sinning, before all, do thou reprove, that, the rest also, may have, fear: —
21 I command you in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
I adjure thee, before God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen messengers, that, these things, thou observe, apart from prejudgment, doing, nothing, by partiality.
22 Do not ordain anyone hastily, nor participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Hands, suddenly, upon no one, lay, neither have fellowship with sins of strangers: thyself, keep, chaste: —
23 Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.
No longer, be a water-drinker, but, of a little wine, make use, because of thy stomach and thy, frequent, sicknesses.
24 The sins of some people are obvious, going before them to judgment, but those of others show up later.
Some men’s sins, are, openly evident, leading on into judgment, with some, however, they even follow after;
25 In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise cannot be hidden.
In the same way, the noble works also, are openly evident, —and, they that are otherwise, cannot be hid.
