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1 Timothy 5:10-12
New English Translation
1 Timothy 5:10-12
New English Translation
10 and has a reputation for good works: as one who has raised children,[a] practiced hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in distress—as one who has exhibited all kinds of good works.[b] 11 But do not accept younger widows on the list,[c] because their passions may lead them away from Christ[d] and they will desire to marry, 12 and so incur judgment for breaking their former pledge.[e]
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- 1 Timothy 5:10 tn Grk “if she raised children.” The phrase “if she raised children” begins a series of conditional clauses running to the end of the verse. These provide specific examples of her good works (v. 10a).
- 1 Timothy 5:10 tn Grk “followed after every good work.”
- 1 Timothy 5:11 tn Grk “refuse younger widows.”
- 1 Timothy 5:11 tn With a single verb and object, this clause means “pursue sensuous desires in opposition to Christ.”
- 1 Timothy 5:12 tn Grk “incurring judgment because they reject their first faith.”sn The pledge refers most likely to a vow not to remarry undertaken when a widow is put on the list (cf. 1 Tim 5:9).
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