1 Timothy 5:14
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I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
In other translations
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
Greek words
ΒούλομαιBoulomaiI wantG1014οὖνounthereforeG3767νεωτέραςneōteras[the] younger [ones]G3501γαμεῖν,gameinto marry,G1060τεκνογονεῖν,teknogoneinto bear children,G5041οἰκοδεσποτεῖν,oikodespoteinto manage their households,G3616μηδεμίανmēdemiannoG3367ἀφορμὴνaphormēnoccasionG874διδόναιdidonaito giveG1325τῷtōto the [one]G3588ἀντικειμένῳantikeimenōopposingG480λοιδορίαςloidoriasof reproachG3059χάριν·charinbecause;G5484
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- 1 Timothy 4:3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
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