Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care, she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need. New Living Translation If a woman who is a believer has relatives who are widows, she must take care of them and not put the responsibility on the church. Then the church can care for the widows who are truly alone. English Standard Version If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows. Berean Standard Bible If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need. Berean Literal Bible If any believing woman has dependent widows, let her impart relief to them, and let the church not be burdened, so that it may impart relief to those who are truly widows. King James Bible If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed. New King James Version If any believing man or woman has widows, let them relieve them, and do not let the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are really widows. New American Standard Bible If any woman who is a believer has dependent widows, she must assist them and the church must not be burdened, so that it may assist those who are actually widows. NASB 1995 If any woman who is a believer has dependent widows, she must assist them and the church must not be burdened, so that it may assist those who are widows indeed. NASB 1977 If any woman who is a believer has dependent widows, let her assist them, and let not the church be burdened, so that it may assist those who are widows indeed. Legacy Standard Bible If any believing woman has widows, she must assist them and the church must not be burdened, so that it may assist those who are widows indeed. Amplified Bible If any believing woman has [dependent] widows [in her household], she must assist them [according to her ability]; and the church must not be burdened [with them], so that it may assist those who are truly widows [those who are all alone and are dependent]. Christian Standard Bible If any believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it can help widows in genuine need. Holman Christian Standard Bible If any believing woman has widows in her family, she should help them, and the church should not be burdened, so that it can help those who are genuinely widows. American Standard Version If any woman that believeth hath widows, let her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed. Aramaic Bible in Plain English If male or female believers have widows, let them support them, and do not let them burden the church, so that it may have enough for those who are truly widows. Contemporary English Version If a woman who is a follower has any widows in her family, she should help them. This will keep the church from having that burden, and then the church can help widows who are really in need. Douay-Rheims Bible If any of the faithful have widows, let him minister to them, and let not the church be charged: that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed. English Revised Version If any woman that believeth hath widows, let her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed. GOD'S WORD® Translation If any woman is a believer and has relatives who are widows, she should help them. In this way the church is not burdened and can help widows who have no families. Good News Translation But if any Christian woman has widows in her family, she must take care of them and not put the burden on the church, so that it may take care of the widows who are all alone. International Standard Version If any woman is a believer and has relatives who are widows, she should help them. The church should not be burdened, so it can help those widows who have no other family members to care for them. Literal Standard Version 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. Majority Standard Bible If any believing man or believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need. New American Bible If any woman believer has widowed relatives, she must assist them; the church is not to be burdened, so that it will be able to help those who are truly widows. NET Bible If a believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need. New Revised Standard Version If any believing woman has relatives who are really widows, let her assist them; let the church not be burdened, so that it can assist those who are real widows. New Heart English Bible If any believing woman has widows, she must assist them, and do not let the church be burdened; that it might help those widows who are truly in need. Webster's Bible Translation If any man or woman that believeth hath widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed. Weymouth New Testament If a believing woman has widows dependent on her, she should relieve their wants, and save the Church from being burdened--so that the Church may relieve the widows who are really in need. World English Bible If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened, that it might relieve those who are widows indeed. Young's Literal Translation If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Support for Widows…15For some have already turned aside to follow Satan. 16If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need. 17Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.… Cross References 1 Timothy 5:3 Honor the widows who are truly widows. 1 Timothy 5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. 1 Timothy 5:5 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. 1 Timothy 5:9 A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man, 1 Timothy 5:10 and 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. Treasury of Scripture If any man or woman that believes have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed. let them. 1 Timothy 5:4,8 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God… widows indeed. 1 Timothy 5:3,5 Honour widows that are widows indeed… Jump to Previous Assembly Assist Believer Believes Believeth Believing Burdened Care Charged Church Dependent Faith Family Help Impart Indeed Mat Need Real Really Relations Relief Relieve Save Wants WidowsJump to Next Assembly Assist Believer Believes Believeth Believing Burdened Care Charged Church Dependent Faith Family Help Impart Indeed Mat Need Real Really Relations Relief Relieve Save Wants Widows1 Timothy 5 1. Rules to be observed in reproving.3. Of widows. 17. Of elders. 23. A precept for Timothy's health. 24. Some men's sins go before unto judgment, and some men's follow after. (16) If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them.--This is not what, at first sight, it appears to be--a mere repetition of the injunction of 1Timothy 5:4; 1Timothy 5:8. There the duties enjoined were what may be termed filial; the love, respect, and kindness to the aged was especially pressed on the younger, on the children and grandchildren of the desolate, on the master of the house or family to which the aged widow belonged. Here the reference belongs exclusively to the younger widows, who (see Note above) were, no doubt, very numerous in a great Asian Church like Ephesus; for the future of these women, often still young and totally unprovided for, St. Paul was very anxious. Until a new home was found for such, of course the Church cared for them, but this heavy burden on the Church's alms must be lightened as much as possible. It was the plain duty of relatives to care for these in their hour of destitution and sorrow. The Church would have many a one, still comparatively speaking young, utterly dependent on its scanty funds--friendless as well as homeless. It has been asked: How is it that, considering the prominence here given to the questions (a) of the support of Christian widows, (b) of the rules respecting presbyteral widows, who evidently occupied a position of dignity and importance in the Church of the first days, no other mention of this class in the community (with the exception of Acts 6:1; Acts 9:39) appears in the whole New Testament. This has been pressed as one of the arguments pointing to a much later date for the writing of the Epistle; but the question is, after all, readily and conclusively answered. With the exception of the short Epistle to Titus, the subject of the internal organisation of a church is nowhere handled. There is no room or place for such a mention in any of the more exclusively doctrinal or apologetic Epistles. In the broad field of ecclesiastical history occupied by the Acts, the two casual allusions above referred to, in the Churches of Jerusalem and Lydda, tell us of the existence of and the care for these widows in the communities of Christians, even in the earliest years of the Church's existence. Verse 16. - Woman for man or woman, A.V. and T.R.; hath for have, A.V.; her for them, A.V.; burdened for charged, A.V. If any woman, etc. So the preponderance of the best manuscripts, and the texts of Lachmann, Buttmann, Tischendorf, etc. But the T.R. is retained by Alford, Ellicott, 'Speaker's Commentary,' and others. If the R.V. is right, the woman only is mentioned as being the person who has the management of the house. The precept here seems to be an extension of that in ver. 4, which relates only to children and grandchildren, and to be given, moreover, with special reference to Christian widows who had no believing relations to care for them, and so were necessarily cast upon the Church. Let her relieve them (ἐπαρκείτω, as in vet 10). Widows indeed (ταῖς ὄντως χήραις, as in vers. 2 and 5).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek IfΕἴ (Ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. any τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. believing [woman] πιστὴ (pistē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 4103: Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful. has ἔχει (echei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. [dependent] widows, χήρας (chēras) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 5503: Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively. she must assist ἐπαρκείτω (eparkeitō) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1884: To aid, relieve, do service, render help, be strong enough for. From epi and arkeo; to avail for, i.e. Help. them αὐταῖς (autais) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. not μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. {allow} the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. church ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1577: From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation. to be burdened, βαρείσθω (bareisthō) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 916: To weight, load, burden, lit. and met. From barus; to weigh down. so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. it can help ἐπαρκέσῃ (eparkesē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1884: To aid, relieve, do service, render help, be strong enough for. From epi and arkeo; to avail for, i.e. Help. the ταῖς (tais) Article - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. widows [who are] χήραις (chērais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 5503: Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively. truly [ in need ]. ὄντως (ontōs) Adverb Strong's 3689: Really, truly, actually. Adverb of the oblique cases of on; really. 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