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1 Timothy 5

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:

2 To the older women as to mothers, to the younger as to sisters, with a clean heart.

3 Give honour to widows who are truly widows.

4 But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

5 Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.

6 But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living.

7 Give orders to this effect, so that no evil may be said of anyone.

8 If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.

9 Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,

10 And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

11 But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

12 And they are judged because they have been false to their first faith;

13 And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

14 So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,

15 For even now some are turned away to Satan.

16 If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.

17 Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

18 For the Writings say, It is not right to keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it. And, The worker has a right to his reward.

19 Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.

20 Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.

21 I give you orders before God and Christ Jesus and the angels of God's selection, to keep these orders without giving thought to one side more than another.

22 Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.

23 Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.

24 The sins of some men are clearly seen, going before them to be judged; but with others, their sins go after them.

25 In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.

Good News Translation GNT

1 Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat the younger men as your brothers,

2 the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with all purity.

3 Show respect for widows who really are all alone.

4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn first to carry out their religious duties toward their own family and in this way repay their parents and grandparents, because that is what pleases God.

5 A widow who is all alone, with no one to take care of her, has placed her hope in God and continues to pray and ask him for his help night and day.

6 But a widow who gives herself to pleasure has already died, even though she lives.

7 Give them these instructions, so that no one will find fault with them.

8 But if any do not take care of their relatives, especially the members of their own family, they have denied the faith and are worse than an unbeliever.

9 Do not add any widow to the list of widows unless she is over sixty years of age. In addition, she must have been married only once

10 and have a reputation for good deeds: a woman who brought up her children well, received strangers in her home, performed humble duties for other Christians, helped people in trouble, and devoted herself to doing good.

11 But do not include younger widows in the list; because when their desires make them want to marry, they turn away from Christ,

12 and so become guilty of breaking their earlier promise to him.

13 They also learn to waste their time in going around from house to house; but even worse, they learn to be gossips and busybodies, talking of things they should not.

14 So I would prefer that the younger widows get married, have children, and take care of their homes, so as to give our enemies no chance of speaking evil of us.

15 For some widows have already turned away to follow Satan.

16 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.

17 The elders who do good work as leaders should be considered worthy of receiving double pay, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

18 For the scripture says, "Do not muzzle an ox when you are using it to thresh grain" and "Workers should be given their pay."

19 Do not listen to an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or more witnesses.

20 Rebuke publicly all those who commit sins, so that the rest may be afraid.

21 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the holy angels I solemnly call upon you to obey these instructions without showing any prejudice or favor to anyone in anything you do.

22 Be in no hurry to lay hands on people to dedicate them to the Lord's service. Take no part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.

23 Do not drink water only, but take a little wine to help your digestion, since you are sick so often.

24 The sins of some people are plain to see, and their sins go ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others are seen only later.

25 In the same way good deeds are plainly seen, and even those that are not so plain cannot be hidden.