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| [1]An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren; |
[1]Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; |
| [2]aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters -- in all purity; |
[2]The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. |
| [3]honour widows who are really widows; |
[3]Honor widows that are widows indeed. |
| [4]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. |
[4]But if any widow hath children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. |
| [5]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, |
[5]Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. |
| [6]and she who is given to luxury, living -- hath died; |
[6]But she that liveth in pleasure, is dead while she liveth. |
| [7]and these things charge, that they may be blameless; |
[7]And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless. |
| [8]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. |
[8]But if any provideth not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. |
| [9]A widow -- let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband, |
[9]Let not a widow be taken into the number under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man. |
| [10]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; |
[10]Well reported of for good works; if she hath brought up children, if she hath lodged strangers, if she hath washed the saints' feet, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work. |
| [11]and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry, |
[11]But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they will marry; |
| [12]having judgment, because the first faith they did cast away, |
[12]Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith. |
| [13]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; |
[13]And at the same time they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle, but tattlers also, and busy-bodies, speaking things which they ought not. |
| [14]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; |
[14]I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. |
| [15]for already certain did turn aside after the Adversary. |
[15]For some are already turned aside after Satan. |
| [16]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. |
[16]If any man or woman that believeth hath widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed. |
| [17]The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching, |
[17]Let the elders that rule well, be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine. |
| [18]for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy [is] the workman of his reward.' |
[18]For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his reward. |
| [19]Against an elder an accusation receive not, except upon two or three witnesses. |
[19]Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. |
| [20]Those sinning, reprove before all, that the others also may have fear; |
[20]Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. |
| [21]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. |
[21]I charge thee before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. |
| [22]Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure; |
[22]Impose hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure. |
| [23]no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities; |
[23]Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thy frequent infirmities. |
| [24]of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after; |
[24]Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment: and some men they follow after. |
| [25]in like manner also the right works are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid. |
[25]Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid. |