The Message Bible MSG
The Latin Vulgate VUL
1 Don't be harsh or impatient with an older man. Talk to him as you would your own father, and to the younger men as your brothers.
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seniorem ne increpaveris sed obsecra ut patrem iuvenes ut fratres
2 Reverently honor an older woman as you would your mother, and the younger women as sisters.
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anus ut matres iuvenculas ut sorores in omni castitate
3 Take care of widows who are destitute.
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viduas honora quae vere viduae sunt
4 If a widow has family members to take care of her, let them learn that religion begins at their own doorstep and that they should pay back with gratitude some of what they have received. This pleases God immensely.
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si qua autem vidua filios aut nepotes habet discant primum domum suam regere et mutuam vicem reddere parentibus hoc enim acceptum est coram Deo
5 You can tell a legitimate widow by the way she has put all her hope in God, praying to him constantly for the needs of others as well as her own.
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quae autem vere vidua est et desolata speravit in Deum et instat obsecrationibus et orationibus nocte ac die
6 But a widow who exploits people's emotions and pocketbooks - well, there's nothing to her.
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nam quae in deliciis est vivens mortua est
7 Tell these things to the people so that they will do the right thing in their extended family.
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et hoc praecipe ut inreprehensibiles sint
8 Anyone who neglects to care for family members in need repudiates the faith. That's worse than refusing to believe in the first place.
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si quis autem suorum et maxime domesticorum curam non habet fidem negavit et est infideli deterior
9 Sign some widows up for the special ministry of offering assistance. They will in turn receive support from the church. They must be over sixty, married only once,
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vidua eligatur non minus sexaginta annorum quae fuerit unius viri uxor
10 and have a reputation for helping out with children, strangers, tired Christians, the hurt and troubled.
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in operibus bonis testimonium habens si filios educavit si hospitio recepit si sanctorum pedes lavit si tribulationem patientibus subministravit si omne opus bonum subsecuta est
11 Don't put young widows on this list. No sooner will they get on than they'll want to get off, obsessed with wanting to get a husband rather than serving Christ in this way.
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adulescentiores autem viduas devita cum enim luxuriatae fuerint in Christo nubere volunt
12 By breaking their word, they're liable to go from bad to worse,
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habentes damnationem quia primam fidem irritam fecerunt
13 frittering away their days on empty talk, gossip, and trivialities.
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simul autem et otiosae discunt circumire domos non solum otiosae sed et verbosae et curiosae loquentes quae non oportet
14 No, I'd rather the young widows go ahead and get married in the first place, have children, manage their homes, and not give critics any foothold for finding fault.
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volo ergo iuveniores nubere filios procreare matres familias esse nullam occasionem dare adversario maledicti gratia
15 Some of them have already left and gone after Satan.
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iam enim quaedam conversae sunt retro Satanan
16 Any Christian woman who has widows in her family is responsible for them. They shouldn't be dumped on the church. The church has its hands full already with widows who need help.
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si qua fidelis habet viduas subministret illis et non gravetur ecclesia ut his quae vere viduae sunt sufficiat
17 Give a bonus to leaders who do a good job, especially the ones who work hard at preaching and teaching.
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qui bene praesunt presbyteri duplici honore digni habeantur maxime qui laborant in verbo et doctrina
18 Scripture tells us, "Don't muzzle a working ox," and, "A worker deserves his pay."
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dicit enim scriptura non infrenabis os bovi trituranti et dignus operarius mercede sua
19 Don't listen to a complaint against a leader that isn't backed up by two or three responsible witnesses.
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adversus presbyterum accusationem noli recipere nisi sub duobus et tribus testibus
20 If anyone falls into sin, call that person on the carpet. Those who are inclined that way will know right off they can't get by with it.
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peccantes coram omnibus argue ut et ceteri timorem habeant
21 God and Jesus and angels all back me up in these instructions. Carry them out without favoritism, without taking sides.
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testor coram Deo et Christo Iesu et electis angelis ut haec custodias sine praeiudicio nihil faciens in aliam partem declinando
22 Don't appoint people to church leadership positions too hastily. If a person is involved in some serious sins, you don't want to become an unwitting accomplice. In any event, keep a close check on yourself.
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manus cito nemini inposueris neque communicaveris peccatis alienis te ipsum castum custodi
23 And don't worry too much about what the critics will say. Go ahead and drink a little wine, for instance; it's good for your digestion, good medicine for what ails you.
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noli adhuc aquam bibere sed vino modico utere propter stomachum tuum et frequentes tuas infirmitates
24 The sins of some people are blatant and march them right into court. The sins of others don't show up until much later.
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quorundam hominum peccata manifesta sunt praecedentia ad iudicium quosdam autem et subsequuntur
25 The same with good deeds. Some you see right off, but none are hidden forever.
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similiter et facta bona manifesta sunt et quae aliter se habent abscondi non possunt
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