1 Timothy 5
Names of God Bible
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 the word of God. 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 Yeshua, 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.
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 5:17 Or “pastors,” or “elders.”
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Threshing is the process of beating stalks to separate them from the grain.
1 Timothy 5
World English Bible
5 Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers; 2 the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
3 Honor widows who are widows indeed. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety toward their own family and to repay their parents, for this is[a] acceptable in the sight of God. 5 Now she who is a widow indeed and desolate, has her hope set on God and continues in petitions and prayers night and day. 6 But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives. 7 Also command these things, that they may be without reproach. 8 But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man, 10 being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.
11 But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, 12 having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge. 13 Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not. 14 I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting. 15 For already some have turned away after Satan. 16 If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened, that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.
17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain.”(A) And, “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”(B)
19 Don’t receive an accusation against an elder except at the word of two or three witnesses. 20 Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear. 21 I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality. 22 Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.
23 Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.
24 Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later. 25 In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.
Footnotes
- 5:4 TR adds “good and”
1 Timoteo 5
Magandang Balita Biblia
Mga Pananagutan sa Kapwa Mananampalataya
5 Huwag mong pagagalitan ang nakatatandang lalaki, kundi pagsabihan mo siya nang mahinahon na parang sarili mong ama. Pakitunguhan mo namang parang kapatid ang mga nakababatang lalaki. 2 Ituring mong parang sariling ina ang nakatatandang babae, at pakitunguhan mo nang may lubos na kalinisan ang mga kabataang babae na tulad sa iyong mga kapatid.
3 Igalang mo ang mga biyudang wala nang ibang maaasahan sa buhay. 4 Subalit kung ang isang biyuda ay may mga anak o apo, sila ang unang dapat kumalinga sa kanya bilang pagtanaw ng utang na loob, sapagkat ito ay nakalulugod sa Diyos. 5 Ang(A) biyuda na walang ibang maaasahan sa buhay ay sa Diyos na lamang umaasa, kaya't patuloy siyang nananalangin araw at gabi. 6 Samantala, ang biyudang mahilig sa kalayawan ay maituturing nang patay, bagaman siya'y buháy. 7 Ipatupad mo sa kanila ang utos na ito upang walang maisumbat sa kanila ang sinuman. 8 Ang sinumang hindi kumakalinga sa kanyang mga kamag-anak, lalo na sa mga kabilang sa kanyang pamilya, ay tumalikod na sa pananampalataya, at mas masama pa kaysa sa isang di-mananampalataya.
9 Ang biyudang dapat isama sa listahan ng tutulungan ay iyong di bababâ sa animnapung taong gulang, naging tapat sa kanyang asawa,[a] 10 kilala sa paggawa ng kabutihan, nagpalaki nang maayos sa kanyang mga anak, magiliw tumanggap sa nakikituloy sa kanyang tahanan, naglingkod nang may kababaang-loob[b] sa mga hinirang ng Diyos, tumulong sa mga nangangailangan at inialay ang sarili sa paggawa ng mabuti.
11 Huwag mong isasama sa listahan ang mga nakababatang biyuda, sapagkat kapag nag-alab ang kanilang pagnanasa, mapapalayo sila kay Cristo, at mag-aasawang muli. 12 Sa gayon, nagkakasala sila dahil sa hindi pagtupad sa una nilang pangako kay Cristo. 13 Bukod dito, sila'y nagiging tamad at nag-aaksaya ng panahon sa pangangapitbahay; at sila'y nagiging tsismosa, mahihilig makialam sa buhay ng may buhay at nagsasalita ng mga bagay na hindi nila dapat sabihin. 14 Kaya't para sa akin, mabuti pang sila'y mag-asawang muli, magkaanak at mag-asikaso ng tahanan, upang ang ating kaaway ay hindi magkaroon ng dahilan upang mapintasan tayo, 15 sapagkat may ilan nang biyudang sumunod kay Satanas.
16 Kailangang alagaan ng babaing mananampalataya ang mga kamag-anak nilang biyuda upang hindi sila maging pabigat sa iglesya. Sa gayon, ang aalagaan ng iglesya ay iyon lamang mga biyudang walang ibang maaasahan sa buhay.
17 Ang mga matatandang pinuno ng iglesya na mahusay mamahala ay karapat-dapat tumanggap ng paggalang at kabayaran, lalo na ang mga masigasig sa pangangaral at pagtuturo ng salita ng Diyos. 18 Sapagkat(B) sinasabi ng kasulatan, “Huwag mong bubusalan ang bibig ng baka habang ito'y gumigiik.” Nasusulat din, “Karapat-dapat lamang na bayaran ang manggagawa.”
19 Huwag(C) mong tatanggapin ang anumang paratang laban sa isang matandang pinuno ng iglesya kung walang patotoo ng dalawa o tatlong saksi.
20 Pagsabihan mo sa harap ng lahat ang sinumang ayaw tumigil sa paggawa ng masama para matakot ang iba.
21 Sa harap ng Diyos at ni Cristo Jesus at ng kanyang banal na mga anghel, iniuutos kong sundin mo ang mga bagay na ito nang walang kinikilingan o itinatangi. 22 Huwag mong ipapatong agad ang iyong kamay sa sinuman upang bigyan ito ng kapangyarihang mamahala. Ingatan mong huwag kang masangkot sa kasalanan ng iba; manatili kang walang dungis.
23 Huwag tubig lamang ang iyong inumin; uminom ka rin ng kaunting alak para sa madalas na pagsakit ng iyong sikmura.
24 May mga taong lantad na ang kasalanan bago pa dumating ang paghuhukom. At mayroon din namang ang kasalanan ay mahahayag sa bandang huli. 25 Gayundin naman, may mabubuting gawa na kapansin-pansin; at kung hindi man mapansin, ang mga ito'y hindi maililihim habang panahon.
Footnotes
- 1 Timoteo 5:9 naging tapat sa kanyang asawa: Sa Griego ay minsan lamang nag-asawa .
- 1 Timoteo 5:10 naglingkod nang may kababaang-loob: Sa Griego ay naghugas ng mga paa .
1 Timothy 5
Expanded Bible
Rules for Living with Others
5 Do not ·speak angrily to [rebuke; speak harshly to] an older man, but ·plead with [exhort; encourage] him as if he were your father. Treat younger men like brothers, 2 older women like mothers, and younger women like sisters. ·Always treat them in a pure way [L …with complete purity].
3 ·Take care of [Provide support for; or Honor; Show respect to; C both honor and financial help are likely in mind] widows who are truly widows. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to ·do their duty to [or practice their piety/godliness toward] their own ·family [household] and to repay their parents or grandparents. [L For] That pleases God. 5 The true widow, who is all alone, puts her hope in God and continues ·to pray night and day for God’s help [L in petitions and prayers night and day]. 6 But the widow who ·uses her life to please herself [lives in luxury; is self-indulgent] is really dead while she is alive. 7 ·Tell [Command; Instruct] the believers to do these things so that ·no one can criticize them [they may be blameless/above reproach]. 8 Whoever does not care for his ·own relatives [L own], especially his own family members, has ·turned against [denied; rejected] the faith and is worse than ·someone who does not believe in God [L an unbeliever].
9 To be on the list of widows [C probably a list of those widows who received regular support from the church], a woman must be at least sixty years old. She must have been ·faithful to her husband [or married only once; or the wife of one husband]. 10 She must be known for her good works—works such as raising her children, ·welcoming strangers [practicing hospitality], washing the feet of ·God’s people [T the saints], helping those in ·trouble [distress; hardship], and ·giving [devoting] her life to do all kinds of good deeds.
11 But do not put younger widows on that list. After they give themselves to Christ, they are pulled away from him by their physical desires, and then they want to marry again. 12 They will be judged for ·not doing what they first promised to do [breaking/despising their first pledge]. 13 Besides that, they learn to ·waste their time [be idle], going from house to house. And they not only ·waste their time [are idlers] but also begin to gossip and ·busy themselves with other people’s lives [become busybodies/meddlers], saying things they should not say. 14 So I want the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their homes. Then ·no enemy will [or the adversary will not; C Satan] have any ·reason [or opportunity] ·to criticize them [or for maligning/slandering (us/them)]. 15 But some have already ·turned [wandered; strayed] away to follow Satan.
16 If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should ·care for [provide support for] them herself. The church should not ·have to care for them [L carry this burden]. Then it will be able to ·take care of [support] those who are truly widows.
17 The elders who lead the church well should receive ·double honor [or both honor and remuneration; C probably includes both respect and financial support; see v. 3], especially those who work hard by ·speaking [preaching] and teaching, 18 because the Scripture says: “When an ox is ·working in the grain [threshing], do not ·cover its mouth to keep it from eating [muzzle it; Deut. 25:4],” and “A worker ·should be given his pay [deserves his wages; T is worthy of his hire; Luke 10:7].”
19 Do not listen to someone who accuses an elder, without two or three witnesses [Deut. 19:15]. 20 ·Reprimand [Rebuke] those who continue sinning. Do this in front of the whole church so that the others will ·have a warning [L fear; or show reverence].
21 Before God and Christ Jesus and the ·chosen [elect] angels, I ·command [solemnly charge] you to ·do [keep; guard] these things without ·taking sides [prejudice] or showing favoritism of any kind.
22 ·Think carefully before you [L Do not quickly/hastily] ·appoint someone to leadership [L lay your hands on anyone; 4:14; C a way of dedicating someone to Christian service], and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
23 Stop drinking only water, but drink a little wine to help your stomach and your frequent sicknesses.
24 The sins of some people are ·easy to see [obvious; evident] ·even before they are judged [or arriving at the judgment before they do; or preceding them into court; L going before them to judgment], but the sins of others ·are seen only later [arrive later; L follow after]. 25 So also good deeds are ·easy to see [obvious; evident], but even those that are not easily seen cannot stay hidden [C since they will be revealed on judgment day].
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