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For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry. <a href="/nlt/1_timothy/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> The younger widows should not be on the list, because their physical desires will overpower their devotion to Christ and they will want to remarry. <a href="/esv/1_timothy/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry <a href="/bsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry, <a href="/blb/1_timothy/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But refuse younger widows; for when they might grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, <a href="/kjv/1_timothy/5.htm">King James Bible</a> But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry; <a href="/nkjv/1_timothy/5.htm">New King James Version</a> But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, <a href="/nasb_/1_timothy/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But refuse to register younger widows, for when they feel physical desires alienating them from Christ, they want to get married, <a href="/nasb/1_timothy/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married, <a href="/nasb77/1_timothy/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married, <a href="/lsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married, <a href="/amp/1_timothy/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But refuse [to enroll the] younger widows, for when they feel their natural desires in disregard of Christ, they wish to marry again, <a href="/csb/1_timothy/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when they are drawn away from Christ by desire, they want to marry <a href="/hcsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when they are drawn away from Christ by desire, they want to marry <a href="/asv/1_timothy/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> But younger widows refuse: for when they have waxed wanton against Christ, they desire to marry; <a href="/cev/1_timothy/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't put young widows on the list. They may later have a strong desire to get married. Then they will turn away from Christ <a href="/erv/1_timothy/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> But younger widows refuse: for when they have waxed wanton against Christ, they desire to marry; <a href="/gwt/1_timothy/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't include younger widows [on your list]. Whenever their natural desires become stronger than their devotion to Christ, they'll want to marry. <a href="/gnt/1_timothy/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> But do not include younger widows in the list; because when their desires make them want to marry, they turn away from Christ, <a href="/isv/1_timothy/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> But do not include younger widows on your list. For whenever their natural desires cause them to lose their devotion to the Messiah, they want to remarry. <a href="/msb/1_timothy/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry, <a href="/net/1_timothy/5.htm">NET Bible</a> But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry, <a href="/nheb/1_timothy/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But refuse younger widows, for whenever their passions lead them away from Christ, they desire to marry; <a href="/wbt/1_timothy/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they will marry; <a href="/wey/1_timothy/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But the younger widows you must not enrol; for as soon as they begin to chafe against the yoke of Christ, they want to marry, <a href="/web/1_timothy/5.htm">World English Bible</a> But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_timothy/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and be refusing younger widows, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry, <a href="/blb/1_timothy/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But refuse younger widows; for when they might grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, <a href="/ylt/1_timothy/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry, <a href="/slt/1_timothy/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the younger widows reject: for when they conduct themselves arrogantly against Christ, they wish to marry:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_timothy/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But the younger widows avoid. For when they have grown wanton in Christ, they will marry: <a href="/cpdv/1_timothy/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But avoid the younger widows. For once they have flourished in Christ, they will want to marry, <a href="/nabre/1_timothy/5.htm">New American Bible</a> But exclude younger widows, for when their sensuality estranges them from Christ, they want to marry <a href="/nrsvce/1_timothy/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But refuse to put younger widows on the list; for when their sensual desires alienate them from Christ, they want to marry,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_timothy/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But refuse the younger widows: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_timothy/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But avoid those widows who are younger, for these separate from The Messiah and seek to have a husband;<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_timothy/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But the younger widows reject: for when they become wanton against the Christ, they desire to marry, <a href="/godbey/1_timothy/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But reject the younger widows: for when they may wax wanton against Christ, they wish to marry; <a href="/haweis/1_timothy/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But the younger widows reject: for when they give themselves to wantonness contrary to Christ, they will marry; <a href="/mace/1_timothy/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> as for young widows, don't admit them: for being impatient of religious restraint, they will be marry'd: <a href="/wey/1_timothy/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But the younger widows you must not enrol; for as soon as they begin to chafe against the yoke of Christ, they want to marry, <a href="/worrell/1_timothy/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But younger widows refuse; for, when they grow wanton against Christ, they wish to marry, <a href="/worsley/1_timothy/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But the younger widows refuse: for when they grow wanton against Christ, they will needs marry: <a href="/parallel/1_timothy/5-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EkcLX59OJyU?start=700" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Support for Widows</a> …10and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work. 11<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3868.htm" title="3868: paraitou (V-PMM/P-2S) -- From para and the middle voice of aiteo; to beg off, i.e. Deprecate, decline, shun.">refuse to enroll</a> <a href="/greek/3501.htm" title="3501: Neōteras (Adj-AFP-C) -- (a) young, youthful, (b) new, fresh. ">younger</a> <a href="/greek/5503.htm" title="5503: chēras (N-AFP) -- Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively.">widows.</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3752.htm" title="3752: hotan (Conj) -- When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.">when</a> <a href="/greek/2691.htm" title="2691: katastrēniasōsin (V-ASA-3P) -- To grow wanton towards. From kata and streniao; to become voluptuous against.">their passions draw them away</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">from Christ,</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: thelousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">they will want</a> <a href="/greek/1060.htm" title="1060: gamein (V-PNA) -- To marry, used of either sex. From gamos; to wed.">to marry,</a> 12and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-9.htm">1 Corinthians 7:9</a> But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. <a href="/2_timothy/3-6.htm">2 Timothy 3:6</a> They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions, <a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a> A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-8.htm">1 Corinthians 7:8</a> Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-34.htm">1 Corinthians 7:34</a> and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-32.htm">1 Corinthians 7:32-33</a> I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord. / But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife, <a href="/1_corinthians/7-28.htm">1 Corinthians 7:28</a> But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-25.htm">1 Corinthians 7:25-26</a> Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. / Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-2.htm">1 Corinthians 7:2</a> But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-1.htm">1 Corinthians 7:1</a> Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a> I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1</a> It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a> Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-13.htm">1 Corinthians 6:13</a> “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a> Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;the younger.<a href="/1_timothy/5-9.htm">1 Timothy 5:9,14</a> Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, … to wax.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15</a> But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.<a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16</a> Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:<a href="/hosea/13-6.htm">Hosea 13:6</a> According to their pasture, so were they filled; 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In the early church, the care of widows was an important ministry, reflecting the community's commitment to support those in need. The term "enroll" refers to the official list of widows who received support from the church. Younger widows were advised against being included in this list due to their potential to remarry, which could lead to a shift in their focus and responsibilities. This instruction aligns with the cultural context of the time, where widows often relied on family or community for support. The church's resources were limited, and prioritizing older widows who had no other means of support was a practical decision. This directive also reflects the biblical principle of stewardship, ensuring that the church's resources were used wisely and effectively.For when their passions draw them away from Christ, The phrase "passions draw them away" suggests a concern that younger widows might be led by their natural desires, potentially compromising their commitment to Christ. In the Greco-Roman world, marriage was a common expectation, and the desire to remarry could lead to divided loyalties. This reflects a broader biblical theme where personal desires can conflict with spiritual devotion, as seen in <a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a>, which discusses how desires can lead to sin. The church was concerned that younger widows might prioritize personal fulfillment over their spiritual responsibilities, thus being "drawn away" from their dedication to Christ.they will want to marry, Marriage, while honorable and encouraged in many biblical contexts (<a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a>), could present challenges for younger widows who had pledged themselves to serve the church. The desire to remarry was natural and culturally expected, but it could lead to a shift in priorities. This concern is not a condemnation of marriage itself but rather an acknowledgment of the potential for distraction from spiritual commitments. The apostle Paul, who authored this letter, often emphasized the importance of undivided devotion to the Lord (<a href="/1_corinthians/7-34.htm">1 Corinthians 7:34-35</a>). By advising against enrolling younger widows, the church sought to prevent situations where personal desires might conflict with their spiritual duties.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/timothy.htm">Timothy</a> A young pastor and protégé of the Apostle Paul, who is the recipient of this letter. Paul is providing him with guidance on how to lead the church in Ephesus. 2. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The Apostle who authored the letter, offering pastoral advice and instructions to Timothy regarding church leadership and care for various groups within the church. 3. <a href="/topical/y/younger_widows.htm">Younger Widows</a> The specific group of women being addressed in this verse. Paul advises against enrolling them in the church's support list due to potential distractions from their faith. 4. <a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a> The city where Timothy is leading the church. It was a major center of early Christianity and a place where Paul had previously ministered. 5. <a href="/topical/c/church_community.htm">Church Community</a> The broader context in which these instructions are given, focusing on the care and management of church members, particularly widows.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_contextual_instructions.htm">Understanding Contextual Instructions</a> Recognize that Paul's advice is specific to the cultural and social context of the early church. The principle of maintaining focus on Christ remains relevant. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_distractions.htm">Guarding Against Distractions</a> Younger widows are cautioned against being led away by passions. This serves as a reminder for all believers to guard their hearts and maintain their commitment to Christ. <a href="/topical/b/balancing_support_and_responsibility.htm">Balancing Support and Responsibility</a> The church is called to support those in need, but also to encourage personal responsibility and spiritual growth among its members. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_desires_in_spiritual_life.htm">The Role of Desires in Spiritual Life</a> Understand that desires, if not aligned with God's will, can lead one away from faith. Believers should seek to align their desires with God's purposes. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a> The church community plays a vital role in providing accountability and support, helping individuals stay focused on their spiritual journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_timothy_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Timothy 5</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_man_of_god.htm">What defines a man of God?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_1_tim_5_14_advise_widows_to_remarry.htm">Why does 1 Timothy 5:14 instruct younger widows to remarry, seemingly contradicting Paul’s advice to remain single in other passages like 1 Corinthians 7:8? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_busybodies.htm">What does the Bible say about busybodies?</a> <a href="/q/did_early_christians_enforce_1_tim_5_9-10.htm">Is there historical or archeological confirmation that early Christian communities enforced the strict widow qualifications described in 1 Timothy 5:9-10?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_timothy/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) But the younger widows refuse.--The younger women--younger used in a general sense--must positively be excluded from, and held ineligible for, this presbyteral order.This direction by no means shuts them out from participation in the alms of the Church, if they were in need and destitute; but it wisely excluded the younger women from a position and from duties which they might in their first days of grief and desolation covet, but of which, as time passed on--as experience had shown St. Paul--they not unfrequently wearied. Those who had put their hands to the plough and afterwards looked back, he proceeds to tell us, would be a hindrance to the Church's work, and in some cases might prove a subject of scandal and reproach.For when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ.--The Apostle was looking on to the time when, the first fervour excited by grief and sorrow being past, these younger sisters in many instances would begin again to long after their old pursuits and pleasures. The Greek word rendered "wax wanton" suggests especially the idea of restiveness. They will lose--to use Jerome's well-known expression--their love for their own proper Bridegroom--Christ.They will marry.--The sight of domestic happiness enjoyed by other women will affect them. They, too, will long in their poor hearts for home joys; they will weary for the prattle of their own little children.How much untold misery would have been avoided--how many wasted lives would have been saved for good and useful service, had Churchmen in later times only obeyed the words and carried out the thoughts of Paul, and persistently refused, as did St. Paul and Timothy, to receive the proffered services of women still too young in years for such devoted work, but who, through a temporary pressure of sorrow, dreamed for a moment they would be able to carry out their purpose of a life-long renunciation of the world, its excitement and its joys.St. Paul, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, saw how too often such renunciation, made under peculiar pressure of circumstances, undertaken with the hot fervour of youth, in later days would become weary and distasteful.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_timothy/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - Younger for the younger, A.V.; waxed for began to wax, A.V.; desire to for will, A.V. Refuse. Note the wisdom of Paul, who will not have the young widows admitted into the roll of Church widows, lest, after the first grief for the loss of their husbands has subsided, they should change their minds, and wish to return to the world and its pleasures, and so incur the guilt of drawing back their hands from the plough. Would that the Church had always imitated this wisdom and this consideration for the young, whether young priests or young monks and nuns! Waxed wanton against (καταστρηνιάσωσι). This word only occurs here, but the simple στρηνιάω is found in <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7, 9</a>, and is used by the Greek poets of the new comedy in the sense of τρυφᾶν, to be luxurious (Schleusner, 'Lex.'). Trench ('Synonyms of New Testament'), comparing this word with τρυφᾶν and σπαταλᾶν, ascribes to it the sense of "petulance" from fullness, like the state of Jeshurun, who waxed fat and kicked (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15</a>); and so Liddell and Scott give the sense of "to be over-strong." The sense, therefore, is that these young widows, in the wantonness and unsubdued worldliness of their hearts, reject the yoke of Christ, and kick against the widow's life of prayer and supplication day and night. And so they return to the world and its pleasures, which they had renounced. <a href="/commentaries/1_timothy/5-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. refuse [to enroll] παραιτοῦ (paraitou) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3868.htm">Strong's 3868: </a> From para and the middle voice of aiteo; to beg off, i.e. Deprecate, decline, shun. younger Νεωτέρας (Neōteras) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Comparative <a href="/greek/strongs_3501.htm">Strong's 3501: </a> (a) young, youthful, (b) new, fresh. widows. χήρας (chēras) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5503.htm">Strong's 5503: </a> Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively. For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. when ὅταν (hotan) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3752.htm">Strong's 3752: </a> When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as. their passions draw them away καταστρηνιάσωσιν (katastrēniasōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> To grow wanton towards. From kata and streniao; to become voluptuous against. from Christ, Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. they will want θέλουσιν (thelousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. to marry, γαμεῖν (gamein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> To marry, used of either sex. 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