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1 Timothy 5:12 — King James Version← Study notes

Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.


1 Timothy 5:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 5:127 words
GreekMeaning
ἔχουσαιechousai
incurringverbG2192
κρίμαkrima
judgmentnounG2917
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
πρώτηνprōtēn
firstadjectiveG4413
πίστινpistin
faithnounG4102
ἠθέτησανēthetēsan
they have cast offverbG114
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 5:12

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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