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1 Timothy 5
GOD’S WORD Translation
1 Timothy 5
GOD’S WORD Translation
Guidelines for Dealing with Other Christians
5 Never use harsh words when you correct an older man, but talk to him as if he were your father. Talk to younger men as if they were your brothers, 2 older women as if they were your mothers, and younger women as if they were your sisters, while keeping yourself morally pure.
3 Honor widows who have no families. 4 The children or grandchildren of a widow must first learn to respect their own family by repaying their parents. This is pleasing in God’s sight.
5 A widow who has no family has placed her confidence in God by praying and asking for his help night and day. 6 But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead although she is still alive. 7 Insist on these things so that widows will have good reputations. 8 If anyone doesn’t take care of his own relatives, especially his immediate family, he has denied the Christian faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 Any widow who had only one husband and is at least 60 years old should be put on your list ⌞of widows⌟. 10 People should tell about the good things she has done: raising children, being hospitable, taking care of believers’ needs, helping the suffering, or always doing good things.
11 Don’t include younger widows ⌞on your list⌟. Whenever their natural desires become stronger than their devotion to Christ, they’ll want to marry. 12 They condemn themselves by rejecting the Christian faith, the faith they first accepted. 13 At the same time, they learn to go around from house to house since they have nothing else to do. Not only this, but they also gossip and get involved in other people’s business, saying things they shouldn’t say.
14 So I want younger widows to marry, have children, manage their homes, and not give the enemy any chance to ridicule them. 15 Some of them have already turned away to follow Satan. 16 If any woman is a believer and has relatives who are widows, she should help them. In this way the church is not burdened and can help widows who have no families.
17 Give double honor to spiritual leaders [a] who handle their duties well. This is especially true if they work hard at teaching God’s word. 18 After all, Scripture says, “Never muzzle an ox when it is threshing [b] grain,” and “The worker deserves his pay.”
19 Don’t pay attention to an accusation against a spiritual leader unless it is supported by two or three witnesses. 20 Reprimand those leaders who sin. Do it in front of everyone so that the other leaders will also be afraid.
21 I solemnly call on you in the sight of God, Christ Jesus, and the chosen angels to be impartial when you follow what I’ve told you. Never play favorites.
22 Don’t be in a hurry to place your hands on anyone ⌞to ordain him⌟. Don’t participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself morally pure.
23 Stop drinking only water. Instead, drink a little wine for your stomach because you are frequently sick.
24 The sins of some people are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment. The sins of others follow them there. 25 In the same way, the good things that people do are obvious, and those that aren’t obvious can’t remain hidden.
1 Timoteo 5
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
1 Timoteo 5
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
I fedeli in generale
5 Non essere aspro nel riprendere un anziano, ma esortalo come fosse tuo padre; i più giovani come fratelli; 2 le donne anziane come madri e le più giovani come sorelle, in tutta purezza.
Le vedove
3 Onora le vedove, quelle che sono veramente vedove; 4 ma se una vedova ha figli o nipoti, questi imparino prima a praticare la pietà verso quelli della propria famiglia e a rendere il contraccambio ai loro genitori, poiché è gradito a Dio. 5 Quella poi veramente vedova e che sia rimasta sola, ha riposto la speranza in Dio e si consacra all'orazione e alla preghiera giorno e notte; 6 al contrario quella che si dà ai piaceri, anche se vive, è gia morta. 7 Proprio questo raccomanda, perché siano irreprensibili. 8 Se poi qualcuno non si prende cura dei suoi cari, soprattutto di quelli della sua famiglia, costui ha rinnegato la fede ed è peggiore di un infedele.
9 Una vedova sia iscritta nel catalogo delle vedove quando abbia non meno di sessant'anni, sia andata sposa una sola volta, 10 abbia la testimonianza di opere buone: abbia cioè allevato figli, praticato l'ospitalità, lavato i piedi ai santi, sia venuta in soccorso agli afflitti, abbia esercitato ogni opera di bene. 11 Le vedove più giovani non accettarle perché, non appena vengono prese da desideri indegni di Cristo, vogliono sposarsi di nuovo 12 e si attirano così un giudizio di condanna per aver trascurato la loro prima fede. 13 Inoltre, trovandosi senza far niente, imparano a girare qua e là per le case e sono non soltanto oziose, ma pettegole e curiose, parlando di ciò che non conviene. 14 Desidero quindi che le più giovani si risposino, abbiano figli, governino la loro casa, per non dare all'avversario nessun motivo di biasimo. 15 Gia alcune purtroppo si sono sviate dietro a satana.
16 Se qualche donna credente ha con sé delle vedove, provveda lei a loro e non ricada il peso sulla Chiesa, perché questa possa così venire incontro a quelle che sono veramente vedove.
I presbiteri
17 I presbiteri che esercitano bene la presidenza siano trattati con doppio onore, soprattutto quelli che si affaticano nella predicazione e nell'insegnamento. 18 Dice infatti la Scrittura: Non metterai la museruola al bue che trebbia e: Il lavoratore ha diritto al suo salario. 19 Non accettare accuse contro un presbitero senza la deposizione di due o tre testimoni. 20 Quelli poi che risultino colpevoli riprendili alla presenza di tutti, perché anche gli altri ne abbiano timore. 21 Ti scongiuro davanti a Dio, a Cristo Gesù e agli angeli eletti, di osservare queste norme con imparzialità e di non far mai nulla per favoritismo. 22 Non aver fretta di imporre le mani ad alcuno, per non farti complice dei peccati altrui. Conservati puro!
23 Smetti di bere soltanto acqua, ma fà uso di un pò di vino a causa dello stomaco e delle tue frequenti indisposizioni.
24 Di alcuni uomini i peccati si manifestano prima del giudizio e di altri dopo; 25 così anche le opere buone vengono alla luce e quelle stesse che non sono tali non possono rimanere nascoste.
1 Timothy 5
New International Version
1 Timothy 5
New International Version
Widows, Elders and Slaves
5 Do not rebuke an older man(A) harshly,(B) but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men(C) as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
3 Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need.(D) 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents,(E) for this is pleasing to God.(F) 5 The widow who is really in need(G) and left all alone puts her hope in God(H) and continues night and day to pray(I) and to ask God for help. 6 But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.(J) 7 Give the people these instructions,(K) so that no one may be open to blame. 8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied(L) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband, 10 and is well known for her good deeds,(M) such as bringing up children, showing hospitality,(N) washing the feet(O) of the Lord’s people, helping those in trouble(P) and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.
11 As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry. 12 Thus they bring judgment on themselves, because they have broken their first pledge. 13 Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies(Q) who talk nonsense,(R) saying things they ought not to. 14 So I counsel younger widows to marry,(S) to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.(T) 15 Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.(U)
16 If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care, she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.(V)
17 The elders(W) who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor,(X) especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. 18 For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,”[a](Y) and “The worker deserves his wages.”[b](Z) 19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder(AA) unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.(AB) 20 But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove(AC) before everyone, so that the others may take warning.(AD) 21 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus(AE) and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.
22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands,(AF) and do not share in the sins of others.(AG) Keep yourself pure.(AH)
23 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine(AI) because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
24 The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. 25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever.
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Deut. 25:4
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Luke 10:7
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