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1 Timothy 5:11 — King James Version← Study notes

But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;


1 Timothy 5:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 5:1111 words
GreekMeaning
νεωτέραςneōteras
YoungeradjectiveG3501
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
χήραςchēras
widowsadjectiveG5503
παραιτοῦparaitou
do refuseverbG3868
ὅτανhotan
whenwordG3752
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
καταστρηνιάσωσινkatastrēniasōsin
they may grow wanton againstverbG2691
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ΧριστοῦChristou
ChristnounG5547
γαμεῖνgamein
to marryverbG1060
θέλουσινthelousin
they desireverbG2309
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 5:11

Paul having discoursed much concerning widows, and having settled the age at which they were to be admitted, saying, “Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old,” and having described the qualifications of a widow, “If she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the Saints' feet,” proceeds now to say, “But the younger widows refuse.” But concerning virgins, though the case of their falling is a much more gross one,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on First Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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