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| [1]Rebuke not an Elder, but exhort him as a father, and the younger men as brethren, |
[1]An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren; |
| [2]The elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, with all pureness. |
[2]aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters -- in all purity; |
| [3]Honor widows, which are widows indeed. |
[3]honour widows who are really widows; |
| [4]But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to show godliness toward their own house, and to recompense their kindred: for that is an honest thing and acceptable before God. |
[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. |
| [5]And she that is a widow indeed and left alone, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. |
[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, |
| [6]But she that liveth in pleasure, is dead, while she liveth. |
[6]and she who is given to luxury, living -- hath died; |
| [7]These things therefore command, that they may be blameless. |
[7]and these things charge, that they may be blameless; |
| [8]If there be any that provideth not for his own, and namely for them of his household, he denieth the faith, and is worse then an infidel. |
[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. |
| [9]Let not a widow be taken into the number under three score year old, that hath been the wife of one husband, |
[9]A widow -- let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband, |
| [10]And well reported of for good works: if she have nourished her children, if she have lodged the strangers, if she have washed the Saints' feet, if she have ministered unto them which were in adversity, if she were continually given unto every good work. |
[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; |
| [11]But refuse the younger widows: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry, |
[11]and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry, |
| [12]Having damnation, because they have broken the first faith. |
[12]having judgment, because the first faith they did cast away, |
| [13]And likewise also being idle they learn to go about from house to house: yea, they are not only idle, but also prattlers and busybodies, speaking things which are not comely. |
[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; |
| [14]I will therefore that the younger women marry, and bear children, and govern the house, and give none occasion to the adversary to speak evil. |
[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; |
| [15]For certain are already turned back after Satan. |
[15]for already certain did turn aside after the Adversary. |
| [16]If any faithful man, or faithful woman have widows, let them minister unto them, and let not the Church be charged, that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed. |
[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. |
| [17]Â The Elders that rule well, are worthy of double honor, specially they which labor in the word and doctrine, |
[17]The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching, |
| [18]For the Scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn: and, The laborer is worthy of his wages. |
[18]for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy [is] the workman of his reward.' |
| [19]Against an Elder receive none accusation, but under two or three witnesses. |
[19]Against an elder an accusation receive not, except upon two or three witnesses. |
| [20]Them that sin, rebuke openly, that the rest also may fear. |
[20]Those sinning, reprove before all, that the others also may have fear; |
| [21]Â I charge thee before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect Angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one to another, and do nothing partially. |
[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. |
| [22]Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure. |
[22]Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure; |
| [23]Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities. |
[23]no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities; |
| [24]Some men's sins are open beforehand, and go before unto judgment: but some men's follow after. |
[24]of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after; |
| [25]Likewise also the good works are manifest beforehand, and they that are otherwise, cannot be hid. |
[25]in like manner also the right works are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid. |