Verse 11
1 Timothy 5:11
World English Bible
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But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;
Original Language Text
greek
νεωτέρας δὲ χήρας παραιτοῦ· ὅταν γὰρ καταστρηνιάσωσιν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, γαμεῖν θέλουσιν,
English Translation
But reject younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry.
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Chapter 5 Context
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Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
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the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
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Honor widows who are widows indeed.
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But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own...
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Now she who is a widow indeed, and desolate, has her hope set on God (Elohim), and continues in peti...
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But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.
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Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.
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But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith...
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Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
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being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to stranger...
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But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;
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having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.
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Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossip...
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I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occ...
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For already some have turned away after Satan.
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If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be bu...
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Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the wo...
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For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain.” And,
“The labore...
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Don’t receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.
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Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
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I command you in the sight of God (Elohim), and the Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ, and the chosen angel...
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Lay hands hastily on no one, neither be a participant in other men’s sins. Keep yourself pure.
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Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequen...
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Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.
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In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hi...
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