GNT

1 πρεσβυτέρῳ μὴ ἐπιπλήξῃς, ἀλλὰ παρακάλει ὡς πατέρα, νεωτέρους ὡς ἀδελφούς,

2 πρεσβυτέρας ὡς μητέρας, νεωτέρας ὡς ἀδελφὰς ἐν πάσῃ ἁγνείᾳ.

3 χήρας τίμα τὰς ὄντως χήρας.

4 εἰ δέ τις χήρα τέκνα ἢ ἔκγονα ἔχει, μανθανέτωσαν πρῶτον τὸν ἴδιον οἶκον εὐσεβεῖν καὶ ἀμοιβὰς ἀποδιδόναι τοῖς προγόνοις, τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν ἀπόδεκτον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.

5 ἡ δὲ ὄντως χήρα καὶ μεμονωμένη ἤλπικεν ἐπὶ θεὸν καὶ προσμένει ταῖς δεήσεσιν καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας·

6 ἡ δὲ σπαταλῶσα ζῶσα τέθνηκεν.

7 καὶ ταῦτα παράγγελλε, ἵνα ἀνεπίλημπτοι ὦσιν.

8 εἰ δέ τις τῶν ἰδίων καὶ μάλιστα οἰκείων οὐ προνοεῖ, τὴν πίστιν ἤρνηται καὶ ἔστιν ἀπίστου χείρων.

9 χήρα καταλεγέσθω μὴ ἔλαττον ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα γεγονυῖα, ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή,

10 ἐν ἔργοις καλοῖς μαρτυρουμένη, εἰ ἐτεκνοτρόφησεν, εἰ ἐξενοδόχησεν, εἰ ἁγίων πόδας ἔνιψεν, εἰ θλιβομένοις ἐπήρκεσεν, εἰ παντὶ ἔργῳ ἀγαθῶ ἐπηκολούθησεν.

11 νεωτέρας δὲ χήρας παραιτοῦ· ὅταν γὰρ καταστρηνιάσωσιν τοῦ χριστοῦ, γαμεῖν θέλουσιν,

12 ἔχουσαι κρίμα ὅτι τὴν πρώτην πίστιν ἠθέτησαν·

13 ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἀργαὶ μανθάνουσιν, περιερχόμεναι τὰς οἰκίας, οὐ μόνον δὲ ἀργαὶ ἀλλὰ καὶ φλύαροι καὶ περίεργοι, λαλοῦσαι τὰ μὴ δέοντα.

14 βούλομαι οὗν νεωτέρας γαμεῖν, τεκνογονεῖν, οἰκοδεσποτεῖν, μηδεμίαν ἀφορμὴν διδόναι τῶ ἀντικειμένῳ λοιδορίας χάριν·

15 ἤδη γάρ τινες ἐξετράπησαν ὀπίσω τοῦ σατανᾶ.

16 εἴ τις πιστὴ ἔχει χήρας, ἐπαρκείτω αὐταῖς, καὶ μὴ βαρείσθω ἡ ἐκκλησία, ἵνα ταῖς ὄντως χήραις ἐπαρκέσῃ.

17 οἱ καλῶς προεστῶτες πρεσβύτεροι διπλῆς τιμῆς ἀξιούσθωσαν, μάλιστα οἱ κοπιῶντες ἐν λόγῳ καὶ διδασκαλίᾳ·

18 λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή, βοῦν ἀλοῶντα οὐ φιμώσεις· καί, ἄξιος ὁ ἐργάτης τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ.

19 κατὰ πρεσβυτέρου κατηγορίαν μὴ παραδέχου, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ ἐπὶ δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων.

20 τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας ἐνώπιον πάντων ἔλεγχε, ἵνα καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ φόβον ἔχωσιν.

21 διαμαρτύρομαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ χριστοῦ ἰησοῦ καὶ τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν ἀγγέλων, ἵνα ταῦτα φυλάξῃς χωρὶς προκρίματος, μηδὲν ποιῶν κατὰ πρόσκλισιν.

22 χεῖρας ταχέως μηδενὶ ἐπιτίθει, μηδὲ κοινώνει ἁμαρτίαις ἀλλοτρίαις· σεαυτὸν ἁγνὸν τήρει.

23 μηκέτι ὑδροπότει, ἀλλὰ οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ διὰ τὸν στόμαχον καὶ τὰς πυκνάς σου ἀσθενείας.

24 τινῶν ἀνθρώπων αἱ ἁμαρτίαι πρόδηλοί εἰσιν, προάγουσαι εἰς κρίσιν, τισὶν δὲ καὶ ἐπακολουθοῦσιν·

25 ὡσαύτως καὶ τὰ ἔργα τὰ καλὰ πρόδηλα, καὶ τὰ ἄλλως ἔχοντα κρυβῆναι οὐ δύνανται.

KJV

1  Rebuke¹⁹⁶⁹ not³³⁶¹ an elder,⁴²⁴⁵ but²³⁵ entreat³⁸⁷⁰ him as⁵⁶¹³ a father;³⁹⁶² and the younger men³⁵⁰¹ as⁵⁶¹³ brethren;⁸⁰

2  The elder women⁴²⁴⁵ as⁵⁶¹³ mothers;³³⁸⁴ the younger³⁵⁰¹ as⁵⁶¹³ sisters,⁷⁹ with¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ purity.⁴⁷

3  Honor⁵⁰⁹¹ widows⁵⁵⁰³ that are widows⁵⁵⁰³ indeed.³⁶⁸⁹

4  But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ any⁵¹⁰⁰ widow⁵⁵⁰³ have²¹⁹² children⁵⁰⁴³ or²²²⁸ nephews,¹⁵⁴⁹ let them learn³¹²⁹ first⁴⁴¹² to show piety²¹⁵¹ at²³⁹⁸ home,³⁶²⁴ and²⁵³² to requite^{591 287} their parents:⁴²⁶⁹ for¹⁰⁶³ that⁵¹²⁴ is²⁰⁷⁶ good²⁵⁷⁰ and²⁵³² acceptable⁵⁸⁷ before¹⁷⁹⁹ God.²³¹⁶

5  Now¹¹⁶¹ she that is a widow⁵⁵⁰³ indeed,³⁶⁸⁹ and²⁵³² desolate,³⁴⁴³ trusteth¹⁶⁷⁹ in¹⁹⁰⁹ God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² continueth⁴³⁵⁷ in supplications¹¹⁶² and²⁵³² prayers⁴³³⁵ night³⁵⁷¹ and²⁵³² day.²²⁵⁰

6  But¹¹⁶¹ she that liveth in pleasure⁴⁶⁸⁴ is dead²³⁴⁸ while she liveth.²¹⁹⁸

7  And²⁵³² these things⁵⁰²³ give in charge,³⁸⁵³ that²⁴⁴³ they may be⁵⁶⁰⁰ blameless.⁴²³

8  But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ any⁵¹⁰⁰ provide not for^{4306 3756} his own,²³⁹⁸ and²⁵³² especially³¹²² for those of his own house,³⁶⁰⁹ he hath denied⁷²⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ faith,⁴¹⁰² and²⁵³² is²⁰⁷⁶ worse⁵⁵⁰¹ than an infidel.⁵⁷¹

9  Let not³³⁶¹ a widow⁵⁵⁰³ be taken into the number²⁶³⁹ under¹⁶⁴⁰ threescore¹⁸³⁵ years²⁰⁹⁴ old, having been¹⁰⁹⁶ the wife¹¹³⁵ of one¹⁵²⁰ man,⁴³⁵

10  Well reported of³¹⁴⁰ for¹⁷²² good²⁵⁷⁰ works;²⁰⁴¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ she have brought up children,⁵⁰⁴⁴ if¹⁴⁸⁷ she have lodged strangers,³⁵⁸⁰ if¹⁴⁸⁷ she have washed³⁵³⁸ the saints'⁴⁰ feet,⁴²²⁸ if¹⁴⁸⁷ she have relieved¹⁸⁸⁴ the afflicted,²³⁴⁶ if¹⁴⁸⁷ she have diligently followed¹⁸⁷² every³⁹⁵⁶ good¹⁸ work.²⁰⁴¹

11  But¹¹⁶¹ the younger³⁵⁰¹ widows⁵⁵⁰³ refuse:³⁸⁶⁸ for¹⁰⁶³ when³⁷⁵² they have begun to wax wanton against²⁶⁹¹ Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ they will²³⁰⁹ marry;¹⁰⁶⁰

12  Having²¹⁹² damnation,²⁹¹⁷ because³⁷⁵⁴ they have cast off¹¹⁴ their first⁴⁴¹³ faith.⁴¹⁰²

13  And¹¹⁶¹ withal²⁶⁰ they learn³¹²⁹ to be idle,⁶⁹² wandering about from house to house;^{4022 3614} and¹¹⁶¹ not³⁷⁵⁶ only³⁴⁴⁰ idle,⁶⁹² but²³⁵ tattlers⁵³⁹⁷ also²⁵³² and²⁵³² busybodies,⁴⁰²¹ speaking²⁹⁸⁰ things which they ought¹¹⁶³ not.³³⁶¹

14  I will¹⁰¹⁴ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ that the younger women³⁵⁰¹ marry,¹⁰⁶⁰ bear children,⁵⁰⁴¹ guide the house,³⁶¹⁶ give¹³²⁵ none³³⁶⁷ occasion⁸⁷⁴ to the³⁵⁸⁸ adversary⁴⁸⁰ to speak reproachfully.^{5484 3059}

15  For¹⁰⁶³ some⁵¹⁰⁰ are already²²³⁵ turned aside¹⁶²⁴ after³⁶⁹⁴ Satan.⁴⁵⁶⁷

16  If any¹⁵³⁶ man⁴¹⁰³ or²²²⁸ woman that believeth⁴¹⁰³ have²¹⁹² widows,⁵⁵⁰³ let them relieve¹⁸⁸⁴ them,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² let not³³⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ church¹⁵⁷⁷ be charged;⁹¹⁶ that²⁴⁴³ it may relieve¹⁸⁸⁴ them that are widows⁵⁵⁰³ indeed.³⁶⁸⁹

17  Let the³⁵⁸⁸ elders⁴²⁴⁵ that rule⁴²⁹¹ well²⁵⁷³ be counted worthy⁵¹⁵ of double¹³⁶² honor,⁵⁰⁹² especially³¹²² they who labor²⁸⁷² in¹⁷²² the word³⁰⁵⁶ and²⁵³² doctrine.¹³¹⁹

18  For¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ Scripture¹¹²⁴ saith,³⁰⁰⁴ Thou shalt not³⁷⁵⁶ muzzle⁵³⁹² the ox¹⁰¹⁶ that treadeth out²⁴⁸ the corn. And,²⁵³² The³⁵⁸⁸ laborer²⁰⁴⁰ is worthy⁵¹⁴ of his⁸⁴⁸ reward.³⁴⁰⁸

19  Against²⁵⁹⁶ an elder⁴²⁴⁵ receive³⁸⁵⁸ not³³⁶¹ an accusation,²⁷²⁴ but^{1622 1508} before¹⁹⁰⁹ two¹⁴¹⁷ or²²²⁸ three⁵¹⁴⁰ witnesses.³¹⁴⁴

20  Them that sin²⁶⁴ rebuke¹⁶⁵¹ before¹⁷⁹⁹ all,³⁹⁵⁶ that²⁴⁴³ others³⁰⁶² also²⁵³² may fear.^{2192 5401}

21  I charge¹²⁶³ thee before¹⁷⁹⁹ God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² the Lord²⁹⁶² Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ elect¹⁵⁸⁸ angels,³² that²⁴⁴³ thou observe⁵⁴⁴² these things⁵⁰²³ without⁵⁵⁶⁵ preferring one before another,⁴²⁹⁹ doing⁴¹⁶⁰ nothing³³⁶⁷ by²⁵⁹⁶ partiality.⁴³⁴⁶

22  Lay²⁰⁰⁷ hands⁵⁴⁹⁵ suddenly⁵⁰³⁰ on no man,³³⁶⁷ neither³³⁶⁶ be partaker²⁸⁴¹ of other men's²⁴⁵ sins:²⁶⁶ keep⁵⁰⁸³ thyself⁴⁵⁷² pure.⁵³

23  Drink no longer water,^{5202 3371} but²³⁵ use⁵⁵³⁰ a little³⁶⁴¹ wine³⁶³¹ for thy stomach's sake^{1223 4675 4751} and²⁵³² thine⁴⁶⁷⁵ often⁴⁴³⁷ infirmities.⁷⁶⁹

24  Some⁵¹⁰⁰ men's⁴⁴⁴ sins²⁶⁶ are¹⁵²⁶ open beforehand,⁴²⁷¹ going before⁴²⁵⁴ to¹⁵¹⁹ judgment;²⁹²⁰ and¹¹⁶¹ some⁵¹⁰⁰ men they²⁵³² follow after.¹⁸⁷²

25  Likewise⁵⁶¹⁵ also²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ good²⁵⁷⁰ works²⁰⁴¹ of some are²⁰⁷⁶ manifest beforehand;⁴²⁷¹ and²⁵³² they that are²¹⁹² otherwise²⁴⁷ cannot^{1410 3756} be hid.²⁹²⁸

Vul

1 Seniorem ne increpaveris, sed obsecra ut patrem: juvenes, ut fratres:

2 anus, ut matres: juvenculas, ut sorores in omni castitate:

3 viduas honora, quæ vere viduæ sunt.

4 Si qua autem vidua filios, aut nepotes habet: discat primum domum suam regere, et mutuam vicem reddere parentibus: hoc enim acceptum est coram Deo.

5 Quæ autem vere vidua est, et desolata, speret in Deum, et instet obsecrationibus, et orationibus nocte ac die.

6 Nam quæ in deliciis est, vivens mortua est.

7 Et hoc præcipe, ut irreprehensibiles sint.

8 Si quis autem suorum, et maxime domesticorum, curam non habet, fidem negavit, et est infideli deterior.

9 Vidua eligatur non minus sexaginta annorum, quæ fuerit unius viri uxor,

10 in operibus bonis testimonium habens, si filios educavit, si hospitio recepit, si sanctorum pedes lavit, si tribulationem patientibus subministravit, si omne opus bonum subsecuta est.

11 Adolescentiores autem viduas devita: cum enim luxuriatæ fuerint in Christo, nubere volunt:

12 habentes damnationem, quia primam fidem irritam fecerunt;

13 simul autem et otiosæ discunt circuire domos: non solum otiosæ, sed et verbosæ, et curiosæ, loquentes quæ non oportet.

14 Volo ergo juniores nubere, filios procreare, matresfamilias esse, nullam occasionem dare adversario maledicti gratia.

15 Jam enim quædam conversæ sunt retro Satanam.

16 Si quis fidelis habet viduas, subministret illis, et non gravetur ecclesia: ut iis quæ vere viduæ sunt, sufficiat.

17 Qui bene præsunt presbyteri, duplici honore digni habeantur: maxime qui laborant in verbo et doctrina.

18 Dicit enim Scriptura: Non alligabis os bovi trituranti. Et: Dignus est operarius mercede sua.

19 Adversus presbyterum accusationem noli recipere, nisi sub duobus aut tribus testibus.

20 Peccantes coram omnibus argue: ut et ceteri timorem habeant.

21 Testor coram Deo et Christo Jesu, et electis angelis, ut hæc custodias sine præjudicio, nihil faciens in alteram partem declinando.

22 Manus cito nemini imposueris, neque communicaveris peccatis alienis. Teipsum castum custodi.

23 Noli adhuc aquam bibere, sed modico vino utere propter stomachum tuum, et frequentes tuas infirmitates.

24 Quorumdam hominum peccata manifesta sunt, præcedentia ad judicium: quosdam autem et subsequuntur.

25 Similiter et facta bona, manifesta sunt: et quæ aliter se habent, abscondi non possunt.