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1 Timothy 5:10 — King James Version← Study notes

Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.


1 Timothy 5:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 5:1020 words
GreekMeaning
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἔργοιςergois
worksnounG2041
καλοῖςkalois
goodadjectiveG2570
μαρτυρουμένηmartyroumenē
being borne witness toverbG3140
εἰei
ifwordG1487
ἐτεκνοτρόφησενeteknotrophēsen
she has brought up childrenverbG5044
εἰei
ifwordG1487
ἐξενοδόχησενexenodochēsen
she entertained strangersverbG3580
εἰei
ifwordG1487
ἁγίωνhagiōn
saints’adjectiveG40
πόδαςpodas
feetnounG4228
ἔνιψενenipsen
she has washedverbG3538
εἰei
ifwordG1487
θλιβομένοιςthlibomenois
to those being oppressedverbG2346
ἐπήρκεσενepērkesen
she has imparted reliefverbG1884
εἰei
ifwordG1487
παντὶpanti
to everyadjectiveG3956
ἔργῳergō
worknounG2041
ἀγαθῷagathō
goodadjectiveG18
ἐπηκολούθησενepēkolouthēsen
she has followed afterverbG1872
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 5:10

He had said, “Let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents.” He had also said, “She that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.” He had said, “If she provides not for her own she is worse than an infidel.” Having mentioned the qualities which not to have would render a woman unworthy to be reckoned among the widows, he now mentions what she ought to have besides. What then? Are we to receive her for her years? What merit is there in that? It is…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on First Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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