1 Timothy 5:14

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

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KJV

King James Version

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

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WEB

World English Bible

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

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ASV

American Standard Version

I desire therefore that the younger [widows] marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

Therefore I intend [for] younger [ones] to marry, to bear children, to manage their households, to give the [one] opposing no occasion in favor of reviling.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Timothy 5

¹² and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.

¹³ At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.

¹⁴ So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

¹⁵ For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.

¹⁶ 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.

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