< 1 Timothy 5 >

1 Never administer a sharp reprimand to a man older than yourself; but entreat him as if he were your father, and the younger men as brothers;
An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;
2 the elder women too as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with perfect modesty.
aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters — in all purity;
3 Honour widows who are really in need.
honour widows who are really widows;
4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn first to show piety towards their own homes and to prove their gratitude to their parents; for this is well pleasing in the sight of God.
and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.
5 A widow who is really in need, friendless and desolate, has her hopes fixed on God, and continues at her supplications and prayers, night and day;
And she who is really a widow and desolate, hath hoped upon God, and doth remain in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,
6 but a pleasure-loving widow is dead even while still alive.
and she who is given to luxury, living — hath died;
7 Press these facts upon them, so that they may live lives free from reproach.
and these things charge, that they may be blameless;
8 But if a man makes no provision for those dependent on him, and especially for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is behaving worse than an unbeliever.
and if any one for his own — and especially for those of the household — doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.
9 No widow is to be put on the roll who is under sixty years of age.
A widow — let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,
10 She must have been true to her one husband, and well reported of for good deeds, as having brought up children, received strangers hospitably, washed the feet of God's people, given relief to the distressed, and devoted herself to good works of every kind.
in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints' feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;
11 But the younger widows you must not enrol; for as soon as they begin to chafe against the yoke of Christ, they want to marry,
and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry,
12 and they incur disapproval for having broken their original vow.
having judgment, because the first faith they did cast away,
13 And at the same time they also learn to be idle as they go round from house to house; and they are not only idle, but are gossips also and busybodies, speaking of things that ought not to be spoken of.
and at the same time also, they learn [to be] idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;
14 I would therefore have the younger women marry, bear children, rule in domestic matters, and furnish the Adversary with no excuse for slander.
I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;
15 For already some of them have gone astray, following Satan.
for already certain did turn aside after the Adversary.
16 If a believing woman has widows dependent on her, she should relieve their wants, and save the Church from being burdened--so that the Church may relieve the widows who are really in need.
If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.
17 Let the Elders who perform their duties wisely and well be held worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in preaching and teaching.
The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,
18 For the Scripture says, "You are not to muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain;" and the workman deserves his pay.
for the Writing saith, 'An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and 'Worthy [is] the workman of his reward.'
19 Never entertain an accusation against an Elder except on the evidence of two of three witnesses.
Against an elder an accusation receive not, except upon two or three witnesses.
20 Those who persist in sin reprove in the presence of all, so that it may also be a warning to the rest.
Those sinning, reprove before all, that the others also may have fear;
21 I solemnly call upon you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, to carry out these instructions of mine without prejudice, and to do nothing from partiality.
I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.
22 Do not ordain any one hastily; and do not be a partaker in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure;
23 (No longer be a water-drinker; but take a little wine for the sake of your digestion and your frequent ailments.)
no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;
24 The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of others lag behind.
of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after;
25 So also the right actions of some are evident to the world, and those that are not cannot remain for ever out of sight.
in like manner also the right works are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid.

< 1 Timothy 5 >