1 Timothy 5:15-17

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 1 Timothy 5:15 tn Grk “wandered away after Satan.”
2. 1 Timothy 5:16 tc Most witnesses (D Ψ 1175 1241 1505 M al sy) have πιστὸς ἤ (pistos ē) before πιστή (pistē), with the resultant meaning “if a believing man or woman.” But such looks to be a motivated reading, perhaps to bring some parity to the responsibilities of men and women listed here, and as a way of harmonizing with v. 4. Further, most of the earlier and better witnesses (א A C F G P 048 33 81 1739 1881 co) lack the πιστὸς ἤ, strengthening the preference for the shorter reading.
3. 1 Timothy 5:16 tn Grk “has widows.”
4. 1 Timothy 5:16 tn Grk “the real widows,” “those who are really widows.”
5. 1 Timothy 5:17 tn Grk “who lead well.”
6. 1 Timothy 5:17 tn Or “deserving.”
7. 1 Timothy 5:17 tn Like the similar use of “honor” in v. 3, this phrase denotes both respect and remuneration: “honor plus honorarium.”
8. 1 Timothy 5:17 tn Or “in preaching”; Grk “in word.”