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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_timothy/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_timothy/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />but she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But she living in self-indulgence is dead <i>while</i> living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_timothy/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_timothy/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But she who indulges herself in luxury is dead, <i>even</i> while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But she who gives herself to wanton pleasure is dead even while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_timothy/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But she who gives herself to wanton pleasure is dead even while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But she who lives in self-indulgence is dead even while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_timothy/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Whereas she who lives for pleasure <i>and</i> self-indulgence is <i>spiritually</i> dead even while she <i>still</i> lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_timothy/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />however, she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />however, she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_timothy/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But she that giveth herself to pleasure is dead while she liveth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_timothy/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A widow who thinks only about having a good time is already dead, even though she is still alive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_timothy/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But she that giveth herself to pleasure is dead while she liveth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_timothy/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead although she is still alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_timothy/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But a widow who gives herself to pleasure has already died, even though she lives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_timothy/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But the self-indulgent widow is just as good as dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_timothy/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_timothy/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the one who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_timothy/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_timothy/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But she that liveth in pleasure, is dead while she liveth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />but a pleasure-loving widow is dead even while still alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_timothy/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_timothy/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />but she given to luxury [while] living has died;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But she living in self-indulgence is dead <i>while</i> living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_timothy/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and she who is given to luxury, living -- hath died;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_timothy/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And she living luxuriously is dead, living.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_timothy/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For she that liveth in pleasures, is dead while she is living. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_timothy/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For she who is living in pleasures is dead, while living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_timothy/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But the one who is self-indulgent is dead while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_timothy/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_timothy/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But she who lives wholly for pleasure is dead while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_timothy/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But she who worships the Arena is dead while she lives.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_timothy/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But she that lives voluptuously, is dead while she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_timothy/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />but she who is wanton is dead though living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_timothy/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But she who lives voluptuously is dead, though she liveth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_timothy/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />the widow of pleasure is dead tho' she lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />but a pleasure-loving widow is dead even while still alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_timothy/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But she who lives in pleasure, though living, has died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_timothy/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But she that indulgeth to luxury, is dead while she liveth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_timothy/5-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EkcLX59OJyU?start=659" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Support for Widows</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">she who</a> <a href="/greek/4684.htm" title="4684: spatalōsa (V-PPA-NFS) -- To live extravagantly, luxuriously; To be wanton. From spatale; to be voluptuous.">lives for pleasure</a> <a href="/greek/2348.htm" title="2348: tethnēken (V-RIA-3S) -- To die, be dying, be dead. A strengthened form of a simpler primary thano than'-o; to die.">is dead</a> <a href="/greek/2198.htm" title="2198: zōsa (V-PPA-NFS) -- To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.">even while she is still alive.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">7</span>Give these instructions to the believers, so that they will be above reproach.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-5.htm">James 5:5</a></span><br />You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-1.htm">Revelation 3:1</a></span><br />“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-1.htm">Ephesians 2:1</a></span><br />And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24</a></span><br />For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-6.htm">Romans 8:6</a></span><br />The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">2 Peter 2:13</a></span><br />The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13</a></span><br />When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-17.htm">Proverbs 21:17</a></span><br />He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49</a></span><br />Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Isaiah 47:8</a></span><br />So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4-6</a></span><br />You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall. / You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments. / You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-7.htm">Hosea 4:7-10</a></span><br />The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace. / They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity. / And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But she that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.</p><p class="hdg">she.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-6.htm">1 Samuel 25:6</a></b></br> And thus shall ye say to him that liveth <i>in prosperity</i>, Peace <i>be</i> both to thee, and peace <i>be</i> to thine house, and peace <i>be</i> unto all that thou hast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-11.htm">Job 21:11-15</a></b></br> They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-5.htm">Psalm 73:5-7</a></b></br> They <i>are</i> not in trouble <i>as other</i> men; neither are they plagued like <i>other</i> men… </p><p class="hdg">in pleasure.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54,56</a></b></br> <i>So that</i> the man <i>that is</i> tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32</a></b></br> Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/29-21.htm">Proverbs 29:21</a></b></br> He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become <i>his</i> son at the length.</p><p class="hdg">dead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-22.htm">Matthew 8:22</a></b></br> But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24,32</a></b></br> For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">2 Corinthians 5:14,15</a></b></br> For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-17.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-10.htm">Died</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-17.htm">Habits</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-5.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-16.htm">Luxury</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-12.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Self-Indulgence</a> <a href="/james/5-5.htm">Self-Indulgent</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-4.htm">Wanton</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-5.htm">Whereas</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-5.htm">Widow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_timothy/6-13.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-11.htm">Died</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-3.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">Habits</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/james/5-5.htm">Luxury</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-4.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/james/5-5.htm">Self-Indulgence</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-5.htm">Self-Indulgent</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-11.htm">Wanton</a> <a href="/james/4-14.htm">Whereas</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-9.htm">Widow</a><div class="vheading2">1 Timothy 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-1.htm">Rules to be observed in reproving.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-3.htm">Of widows.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-17.htm">Of elders.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-23.htm">A precept for Timothy's health.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-24.htm">Some men's sins go before unto judgment, and some men's follow after.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_timothy/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_timothy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_timothy/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But she who lives for pleasure</b><br>This phrase addresses a lifestyle focused on self-indulgence and sensual gratification. In the Greco-Roman world, such a lifestyle was often associated with moral decay and was contrary to the virtues of self-control and modesty promoted in early Christian teachings. The Bible frequently warns against living for pleasure, as seen in passages like <a href="/proverbs/21-17.htm">Proverbs 21:17</a>, which cautions against loving pleasure at the expense of righteousness. The emphasis here is on the spiritual danger of prioritizing earthly desires over godly living.<p><b>is dead</b><br>This metaphorical use of "dead" indicates a spiritual death, a state of being separated from the life that God offers. In <a href="/ephesians/2.htm">Ephesians 2:1</a>, Paul speaks of being "dead in trespasses and sins," highlighting the spiritual condition of those who live apart from God's will. The idea is that while physically alive, such a person is spiritually lifeless, lacking the true life that comes from a relationship with Christ. This concept is echoed in <a href="/romans/8-6.htm">Romans 8:6</a>, where the mind governed by the flesh is described as death.<p><b>even while she is still alive</b><br>This phrase underscores the paradox of being physically alive but spiritually dead. It reflects the biblical theme that true life is found in Christ, as stated in <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>, where Jesus declares His purpose to give life abundantly. The cultural context of the time often equated physical prosperity and pleasure with success, but the early church taught that true life transcends physical existence and is rooted in spiritual vitality. This teaching challenges believers to evaluate their lives in light of eternal values rather than temporary pleasures.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>- The apostle who authored the letter to Timothy, providing guidance and instruction for church leadership and personal conduct.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/timothy.htm">Timothy</a></b><br>- A young pastor and protégé of Paul, serving in Ephesus, who received this letter as part of his pastoral training and encouragement.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/widows.htm">Widows</a></b><br>- The immediate context of this verse addresses the conduct and support of widows within the church community.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a></b><br>- The city where Timothy was ministering, known for its diverse culture and challenges to Christian living.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_church.htm">The Church</a></b><br>- The body of believers in Ephesus, to whom these instructions were indirectly addressed through Timothy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_true_life.htm">Understanding True Life</a></b><br>True life is found in Christ, not in the pursuit of worldly pleasures. Spiritual vitality comes from a relationship with God, not from indulgence in temporary satisfactions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_self-indulgence.htm">The Danger of Self-Indulgence</a></b><br>Living for pleasure can lead to spiritual death. Christians are called to live disciplined lives, focusing on eternal values rather than fleeting pleasures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church.htm">The Role of the Church</a></b><br>The church has a responsibility to guide and support its members, especially those vulnerable to worldly temptations, such as widows in this context.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_awareness.htm">Spiritual Awareness</a></b><br>Believers must remain vigilant about their spiritual state, ensuring that they are truly alive in Christ and not merely existing in a state of spiritual deadness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a></b><br>There is always an opportunity for repentance and renewal. Those who find themselves living for pleasure can turn back to God and find true life in Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_timothy_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Timothy 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_predestination.htm">What does the Bible say about predestination?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_adam_and_eve_grasp_death.htm">Can one be saved without being predestined?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_investiture_controversy.htm">Why was the gospel preached to the dead?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_tim_6_3-5_view_open_inquiry.htm">How does 1 Timothy 6:3-5 reconcile its condemnation of 'false teachers' with the importance of open inquiry and critical thinking?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.</span>--This is a thoroughly Pauline thought, set forth in other language in the Roman Epistle, <a href="/romans/8-13.htm" title="For if you live after the flesh, you shall die: but if you through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live.">Romans 8:13</a> : "For if ye live after the flesh ye shall die." The word in the Greek rendered "she that liveth in pleasure" is very remarkable, and in the New Testament is found only in one other place (<a href="/james/5-5.htm" title="You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.">James 5:5</a>). The widow-woman who could so forget her sorrow and her duty is spoken of as a living corpse, and sharply contrasted with her far happier sister, who, dead to the pleasures of the flesh, living a life of prayer and of self-denial, in the true sense of the word, may be spoken of as living. A very different estimate of <span class= "ital">life</span> was held by the greatest of Greek poets, who writes thus of men giving up pleasures: "I do not consider that such a one <span class= "ital">lives, </span>but I regard him as a <span class= "ital">living corpse" </span>(<span class= "ital">Antigone</span> of Sophocles, 1166-7, Dindorf). Comp., too, <a href="/revelation/3-1.htm" title="And to the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things said he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know your works, that you have a name that you live, and are dead.">Revelation 3:1</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_timothy/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="accented">Giveth herself to</span> for <span class="accented">liveth in</span>, A.V. <span class="cmt_word">Giveth herself to pleasure</span> (<span class="greek">ἡ</span> <span class="greek">σπαταλῶσα</span>); only here and <a href="/james/5-5.htm">James 5:5</a> (<span class="greek">ἐσπαταλήσατε</span> "taken your pleasure," R.V., "been wanton," A.V.) in the New Testament, but found (as well as <span class="greek">σπατάλη</span> and <span class="greek">σπάταλος</span>) in Ecclus. 21:15, and in Polybius (Liddell and Scott). Trench ('Synonyms of New Testament,' p. 191) compares and contrasts <span class="greek">στρηνιάω τρυφάω</span>, and <span class="greek">σπαταλάω</span>, and says that the latter includes the idea of prodigality. The word brings into the strongest possible contrast the widow who was like Anna, and those whom St. Paul here denounces. <span class="cmt_word">Is dead while she liveth</span>; or, <span class="accented">has died</span> (is dead) <span class="accented">in her lifetime</span>. She is dead to God, and, as Alford suggests, is no longer a living member of the Church of Christ. Compare St. Jude's expression "twice dead" (ver. 12). The expression in <a href="/revelation/3-1.htm">Revelation 3:1</a> is different, unless <span class="greek">ζῶσα</span> here can have the same meaning as <span class="greek">ὄνομα ἔχει ὅτι ζῇ</span>, "though nominally alive as a Christian," etc. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_timothy/5-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she who</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡ</span> <span class="translit">(hē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lives for pleasure</span><br /><span class="grk">σπαταλῶσα</span> <span class="translit">(spatalōsa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4684.htm">Strong's 4684: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live extravagantly, luxuriously; To be wanton. From spatale; to be voluptuous.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is dead</span><br /><span class="grk">τέθνηκεν</span> <span class="translit">(tethnēken)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2348.htm">Strong's 2348: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, be dying, be dead. A strengthened form of a simpler primary thano than'-o; to die.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[even while she] is still alive.</span><br /><span class="grk">ζῶσα</span> <span class="translit">(zōsa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2198.htm">Strong's 2198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_timothy/5-6.htm">NT Letters: 1 Timothy 5:6 But she who gives herself to pleasure (1 Tim. 1Ti iTi 1tim i Tm) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_timothy/5-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Timothy 5:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 5:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_timothy/5-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Timothy 5:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 5:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>