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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Timothy 5 Literal Standard Version</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_timothy/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_timothy/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">LSV</a> > 1 Timothy 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_timothy/4.htm" title="1 Timothy 4">◄</a> 1 Timothy 5 <a href="../1_timothy/6.htm" title="1 Timothy 6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Literal Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/1_timothy/5-1.htm#aramaic" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>You may not rebuke an elder, but exhort [him] as a father, younger persons as brothers, <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters—in all purity;<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>honor widows who are really widows; <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>and if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety to their own house, and to give back a repayment to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And she who is really a widow and desolate, has hoped on God, and remains in the supplications and in the prayers night and day, <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>but she given to luxury [while] living has died; <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>and charge these things, that they may be blameless; <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>and if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of the household, he has denied the faith, and he is worse than an unbeliever.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>A widow—do not let her be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband, <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>being testified to in good works: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if she washed holy ones’ feet, if she relieved those in tribulation, if she followed after every good work; <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and be refusing younger widows, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry, <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>having judgment, because they cast away the first faith, <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>and also at the same time, they learn [to be] idle, going around the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking things they should not; <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I intend, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer of reviling; <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>for some already turned aside after Satan. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>If any believing man or believing woman has widows, let them relieve them, and do not let the assembly be burdened, that it may relieve those [who are] really widows.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Let them, the well-leading elders, be counted worthy of double honor, especially those laboring in word and teaching, <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>for the Writing says, “You will not muzzle an ox treading out,” and, “Worthy [is] the workman of his reward.” <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Do not receive an accusation against an elder, except on two or three witnesses. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Reprove those sinning before all, that the others may also have fear;<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>I fully testify, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen messengers, that you may keep these things, without prejudging, doing nothing by partiality. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Be quickly laying hands on no one, nor be having fellowship with [the] sins of others; be keeping yourself pure;<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>no longer be drinking water, but be using a little wine, because of your stomach and of your frequent sicknesses;<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>the sins of certain men are evident beforehand, leading before to judgment, but some also they follow after; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>in like manner the right works are also evident beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Literal Standard Version<br>Copyright © 2022 by Covenant Press. 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