1 Timothy 5
1 An elderly man, do not thou reprimand, but beseech him, as [though he were thy] father, —younger men, as brothers,
Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
2 Elderly women, as mothers, younger women, as sisters, in all chastity.
the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
3 Widows, honour thou—who indeed are widows: —
Honour widows who are widows indeed.
4 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;
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.
5 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, —
Now she who is a widow indeed and desolate, has her hope set on God and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.
6 Whereas, she that runneth riot, while living, is, dead:
But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.
7 And, these things, be giving in charge, that, without reproach, they may be;
Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.
8 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!
But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 Let, a widow, be put on the list—having become, not less than sixty years old, one man’s, wife,
Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
10 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:
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.
11 But, younger widows, decline thou; for, as soon as they wax wanton against the Christ, to marry, are they determined, —
But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,
12 Having, as sentence, —that, their first faith, they have set at nought;
having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.
13 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,
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.
14 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;
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.
15 For, already, some have turned aside after Satan:
For already some have turned away after Satan.
16 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.
If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened, that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.
17 Let, the well presiding elders, of double honour, be accounted worthy, especially they who toil in discourse and teaching;
Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in the word and in teaching.
18 For the scripture saith—A threshing ox, shalt thou not muzzle, and—Worthy, is the workman, of his hire.
For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain.” And, “The labourer is worthy of his wages.”
19 Against an elder, entertain not, an accusation, except at, [the mouth of] two, or three, witnesses;
Don’t receive an accusation against an elder except at the word of two or three witnesses.
20 But, them who are sinning, before all, do thou reprove, that, the rest also, may have, fear: —
Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
21 I adjure thee, before God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen messengers, that, these things, thou observe, apart from prejudgment, doing, nothing, by partiality.
I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
22 Hands, suddenly, upon no one, lay, neither have fellowship with sins of strangers: thyself, keep, chaste: —
Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.
23 No longer, be a water-drinker, but, of a little wine, make use, because of thy stomach and thy, frequent, sicknesses.
Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.
24 Some men’s sins, are, openly evident, leading on into judgment, with some, however, they even follow after;
Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgement, and some also follow later.
25 In the same way, the noble works also, are openly evident, —and, they that are otherwise, cannot be hid.
In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.
