Verse 4
1 Timothy 5:4
New King James Version
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But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God (Elohim).
Original Language Text
greek
εἰ δέ τις χήρα τέκνα ἢ ἔκγονα ἔχει, μανθανέτωσαν πρῶτον τὸν ἴδιον οἶκον εὐσεβεῖν καὶ ἀμοιβὰς ἀποδιδόναι τοῖς προγόνοις, τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν ἀπόδεκτον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.
English Translation
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let her learn first to show piety at home and to repay her parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
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Chapter 5 Context
1
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat
him as a father;
and
the younger men as brethren;
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2
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
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3
Honour widows that are widows indeed.
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4
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requit...
5
Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God (Elohim), and continueth in supplicati...
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6
But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
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7
And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
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8
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the fai...
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9
Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man...
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10
Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if s...
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11
But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marr...
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12
Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
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13
And withal they learn
to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattle...
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14
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to...
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15
For some are already turned aside after Satan.
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16
If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be cha...
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17
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the...
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18
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And,
The labourer...
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19
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
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20
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
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21
I charge
thee before God (Elohim), and the Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ, and the elect angels, that th...
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22
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
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23
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
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24
Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some
men they follow after.
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25
Likewise also the good works
of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be...
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