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1 Timothy 5

Honor Widows

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 aDo not sharplyg1969 rebukeg1969 an  bolderg4245 mang4245, but rather appealg3870 to him as a fatherg3962, to  cthe youngerg3501b meng3501b as brothersg80,

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the olderg4245 womeng4245 as mothersg3384, and the youngerg3501b womeng4245 as sistersg79, in allg3956 purityg47.

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Honorg5091 widowsg5503 who are  awidowsg5503 indeedg3689;

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but ifg1487 anyg5100 widowg5503 hasg2192 childreng5043 org2228 grandchildreng1549,  athey must firstg4413 learng3129 to practiceg2151 pietyg2151 in regard to their owng2398 familyg3624 and to  1makeg591 some returng591 to their parentsg4269; for thisg3778 is  bacceptableg587 in the sightg1799 of Godg2316.

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Nowg1161 she who is a  awidowg5503 indeedg3689 and who has been leftg3443 aloneg3443,  bhas fixedg1679 her hopeg1679 on Godg2316 and continuesg4357 in  centreatiesg1162 and prayersg4335 nightg3571 and dayg2250.

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But she who  agivesg4684 herselfg4684 to wantong4684 pleasureg4684 is  bdeadg2348 even while she livesg2198.

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 1 aPrescribeg3853 theseg3778 thingsg3778 as wellg2532, sog2443 that they may be aboveg423 reproachg423.

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But ifg1487 anyoneg5100 does not provideg4306 for his owng2398, and especiallyg3122 for those of his householdg3609b, he has  adeniedg720 the faithg4102 and is worseg5501 than an unbelieverg571.

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A widowg5503 is to be  aputg2639 on the listg2639 only if she is not lessg1640 than sixtyg1835 yearsg2094 old, having been  bthe wifeg1135 of oneg1520 mang435,

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havingg3140 a reputationg3140 for  agoodg2570 worksg2041; and ifg1487 she has broughtg5044 up childreng5044, ifg1487 she has  bshowng3580 hospitalityg3580 to strangersg3580, ifg1487 she  chas washedg3538 the  1saints'g40 feetg4228, ifg1487 she has  dassistedg1884b those in distressg2346, and ifg1487 she has devotedg1872 herselfg1872 to everyg3956 goodg18 workg2041.

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But refuseg3868 to put youngerg3501b widowsg5503 on the list, for wheng3752 they feelg2691  asensualg2691 desiresg2691 in disregardg2691 of Christg5547, they wantg2309 to getg1060 marriedg1060,

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thus incurringg2192 condemnationg2917, becauseg3754 they have setg114 asideg114 their previousg4413  1pledgeg4102.

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At the sameg260 timeg260 they alsog2532 learng3129 to be idleg692, as they gog4022 aroundg4022 from houseg3614 to houseg3614; and not merelyg3441 idleg692, but alsog2532  agossipsg5397 and  bbusybodiesg4021, talkingg2980 about  cthingsg1189b not properg1189b to mention.

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Thereforeg3767, I wantg1014 youngerg3501b widows to getg1060  amarriedg1060, bearg5041 childreng5041,  bkeepg3616 houseg3616, and  cgiveg1325 the enemyg480 nog3367 occasiong874 for reproachg3059;

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for someg5100  ahave alreadyg2235 turnedg1624 asideg1624 to followg3694  bSatang4567.

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Ifg1487 anyg5100 womang5100 who is a believerg4103  ahasg2192 dependent widowsg5503, she must  bassistg1884b them and the churchg1577 must not be burdenedg916, sog2443 that it may assistg1884b thoseg3588 who are  cwidowsg5503 indeedg3689.

Concerning Elders

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 aThe eldersg4245 who  bruleg4291b wellg2573 are to be consideredg515 worthyg515 of doubleg1362 honorg5092, especiallyg3122 thoseg3588 who  cworkg2872 hardg2872  1at preachingg3056 and teachingg1319.

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For the Scriptureg1124 saysg3004, " aYOU SHALL NOT MUZZLEg5392 THE OXg1016 WHILE HE IS THRESHINGg248," and " bThe laborerg2040 is worthyg514 of his wagesg3408."

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Do not receiveg3858 an accusationg2724 againstg2596 an  aelderg4245 exceptg1622g1508 on the basisg1909 of  btwog1417 org2228 threeg5140 witnessesg3144.

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Thoseg3588 who continue in sing264,  arebukeg1651 in the presenceg1799 of allg3956,  bsog2443 that the restg3062 alsog2532 will be fearfulg5401 of sinning.

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 aI solemnlyg1263 chargeg1263 you in the presenceg1799 of Godg2316 and of Christg5547 Jesusg2424 and of His choseng1588 angelsg32a, to maintaing5442 theseg3778 principles withoutg5565 biasg4299, doingg4160 nothingg3367 in a spirit of partialityg4346b.

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 aDo not layg2007 handsg5495 upon anyoneg3367 too hastilyg5030 and  1therebyg3366 shareg2841  bresponsibility for the sinsg266 of othersg245; keepg5083 yourselfg4572  2freeg53 from sing53.

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Nog3371 longerg3371 drinkg5202 waterg5202 exclusively, but  auseg5530 a littleg3641 wineg3631 for the sakeg1223 of your stomachg4751 and your frequentg4437 ailmentsg769.

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The sinsg266 of someg5100 meng444 are quiteg4271 evidentg4271, goingg4254 beforeg4254 them to judgmentg2920; for othersg5100, their sins  afollowg1872 afterg1872.

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Likewiseg5615 alsog2532, deedsg2041 that are goodg2570 are quiteg4271 evidentg4271, and  athoseg3588 which are otherwiseg247 cannotg1410g3756 be concealedg2928.



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