Dual Panel1Do not <3361> address <1969> an older man <4245> harshly <1969> but <235> appeal <3870> to him as <5613> a father <3962>. Speak to younger men <3501> as <5613> brothers <80>,
2older women <4245> as <5613> mothers <3384>, and younger women <3501> as <5613> sisters <79>– with <1722> complete <3956> purity <47>.
3Honor <5091> widows <5503> who are truly in need <3689> <5503>.
4But <1161> if <1487> a widow <5503> has children <5043> or <2228> grandchildren <1549>, they should <3129> first <4412> learn <3129> to fulfill <2151> their duty <2151> toward their own <2398> household <3624> and <2532> so repay <287> <591> their parents <4269> what is owed them. For <1063> this <5124> is <1510> what pleases <587> God <2316>.
5But <1161> the widow who is truly in need <3689> <5503>, and <2532> completely <3443> on her own, has set her hope <1679> on <1909> God <2316> and <2532> continues <4357> in her pleas <1162> and <2532> prayers <4335> night <3571> and <2532> day <2250>.
6But <1161> the one who lives for pleasure <4684> is dead <2348> even while she lives <2198>.
7Reinforce <3853> these <5023> commands <3853>, so that <2443> they will be <1510> beyond reproach <423>.
8But <1161> if <1487> someone <5100> does <4306> not <3756> provide <4306> for his own <2398>, especially <3122> his own family <3609>, he has denied <720> the faith <4102> and <2532> is <1510> worse than <5501> an unbeliever <571>.
9No widow <5503> should be put on the list <2639> unless <3361> she is at least <1640> sixty <1835> years <2094> old, was <1096> the wife <1135> of one <1520> husband <435>,
10and has a reputation <3140> for good <2570> works <2041>: as one who has raised children <5044>, practiced hospitality <3580>, washed <3538> the feet <4228> of the saints <40>, helped <1884> those in distress <2346>– as one who has exhibited <1872> all kinds <3956> of good <18> works <2041>.
11But <1161> do not accept <3868> younger <3501> widows <5503> on the list, because <1063> their passions may lead <2691> them away <2691> from Christ <5547> and they will desire <2309> to marry <1060>,
12and so incur <2192> judgment <2917> for <3754> breaking <114> their former <4413> pledge <4102>.
13And <1161> besides that <260>, going around <4022> from house to house <3614> they learn <3129> to be lazy <692>, and <1161> they are not <3756> only <3440> lazy <692>, but <235> also <2532> gossips <5397> and <2532> busybodies <4021>, talking <2980> about things they should <1163> not <3361>.
14So <3767> I want <1014> younger women <3501> to marry <1060>, raise children <5041>, and manage a household <3616>, in order to give <1325> the adversary <480> no <3367> opportunity <874> to vilify <3059> us.
15For <1063> some <5100> have <1624> already <2235> wandered away <1624> to follow <3694> Satan <4567>.
16If <1487> a believing woman <4103> has <2192> widows <5503> in her family, let her help <1884> them <846>. The church <1577> should <916> not <3361> be burdened <916>, so that <2443> it may help <1884> the widows <5503> who are truly in need <3689>.
17Elders <4245> who provide <4291> effective <2573> leadership <4291> must be counted worthy <515> of double <1362> honor <5092>, especially <3122> those who work hard <2872> in <1722> speaking <3056> and <2532> teaching <1319>.
18For <1063> the scripture <1124> says <3004>, “Do <5392> not <3756> muzzle <5392> an ox <1016> while <248> it is treading out the grain <248>,” and <2532>, “The worker <2040> deserves <514> his <846> pay <3408>.”
19Do <3858> not <3361> accept <3858> an accusation <2724> against <2596> an elder <4245> unless <1487> <3361> it can be confirmed by two <1417> or <2228> three <5140> witnesses <3144>.
20Those guilty of sin <264> must be rebuked <1651> before <1799> all <3956>, as a warning to the rest <3062>.
21Before <1799> God <2316> and <2532> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424> and <2532> the elect <1588> angels <32>, I solemnly charge <1263> you to carry out <5442> these commands <5023> without <5565> prejudice <4299> or favoritism <4346> of any kind.
22Do <2007> not <3367> lay <2007> hands <5495> on <2007> anyone <3367> hastily <5030> and so <3366> identify <2841> with the sins <266> of others <245>. Keep <5083> yourself <4572> pure <53>.
23(Stop <3371> drinking just water <5202>, but <235> use <5530> a little <3641> wine <3631> for your digestion <4751> and <2532> your <4675> frequent <4437> illnesses <769>.)
24The sins <266> of some <5100> people <444> are <1510> obvious <4271>, going before <4254> them into <1519> judgment <2920>, but <1161> for others <5100>, they show up later <1872>.
25Similarly <5615> good <2570> works <2041> are also <2532> obvious <4271>, and <2532> the ones <247> that are <2192> not <3756> cannot <1410> remain hidden <2928>.