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Χήρας chēras • widows

τίμα tima • honor

τὰς tas • the

ὄντως ontōs • indeed

χήρας. chēras • widows

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εἰ ei • if

δέ de • But

τις tis • any

χήρα chēra • widow

τέκνα tekna • children

ἢ ē • or

ἔκγονα ekgona • grandchildren

ἔχει, echei • has

μανθανέτωσαν manthanetōsan • learn

πρῶτον prōton • first

τὸν ton • the

ἴδιον idion • own

οἶκον oikon • family

εὐσεβεῖν eusebein • piety

καὶ kai • and

ἀμοιβὰς amoibas • recompense

ἀποδιδόναι apodidonai • deliver again

τοῖς tois • the

προγόνοις· progonois • parents

τοῦτο touto • that

γάρ gar • for

ἐστιν estin • is

ἀπόδεκτον apodekton • acceptable

ἐνώπιον enōpion • sight

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ. theou • God

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ἡ ē • the

δὲ de • now

ὄντως ontōs • indeed

χήρα chēra • widow

καὶ kai • and

μεμονωμένη memonōmenē • desolate

ἤλπικεν ēlpiken • trusts

ἐπὶ epi • in

(τὸν) ton • the

θεὸν theon • God

καὶ kai • and

προσμένει prosmenei • continues

ταῖς tais • the

δεήσεσιν deēsesin • entreaties

καὶ kai • and

ταῖς tais • the

προσευχαῖς proseuchais • prayers

νυκτὸς nuktos • night

καὶ kai • and

ἡμέρας, ēmeras • day

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ἡ ē • the

δὲ de • But

σπαταλῶσα spatalōsa • pleasure

ζῶσα zōsa • lives

τέθνηκεν. tethnēken • dead

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καὶ kai • well

ταῦτα tauta • things

παράγγελλε, parangelle • Prescribe

ἵνα ina • so

ἀνεπίλημπτοι anepilēmptoi • blameless

ὦσιν. ōsin • be

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εἰ ei • if

δέ de • But

τις tis • anyone

τῶν tōn • the

ἰδίων idiōn • own

καὶ kai • and

μάλιστα malista • especially

οἰκείων oikeiōn • household

οὐ ou • not

προνοεῖ, pronoei • provide

τὴν tēn • the

πίστιν pistin • faith

ἤρνηται ērnētai • denied

καὶ kai • and

ἔστιν estin • is

ἀπίστου apistou • unbeliever

χείρων. cheirōn • worse

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χήρα chēra • widow

καταλεγέσθω katalegesthō • enroll

μὴ mē • not

ἔλαττον elatton • less

ἐτῶν etōn • years

ἑξήκοντα exēkonta • sixty

γεγονυῖα, gegonuia • been

ἑνὸς enos • one

ἀνδρὸς andros • man

γυνή, gunē • wife

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ἐν en • for

ἔργοις ergois • works

καλοῖς kalois • good

μαρτυρουμένη, marturoumenē • tell of

εἰ ei • if

ἐτεκνοτρόφησεν, eteknotrophēsen • bring up children

εἰ ei • if

ἐξενοδόχησεν, exenodochēsen • lodge strangers

εἰ ei • if

ἁγίων agiōn • saints

πόδας podas • feet

ἔνιψεν, enipsen • washed

εἰ ei • if

θλιβομένοις thlibomenois • distress

ἐπήρκεσεν, epērkesen • assisted

εἰ ei • if

παντὶ panti • every

ἔργῳ ergō • works

ἀγαθῷ agathō • good

ἐπηκολούθησεν. epēkolouthēsen • followed

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νεωτέρας neōteras • younger

δὲ de • But

χήρας chēras • widows

παραιτοῦ· paraitou • refuse

ὅταν otan • when

γὰρ gar • for

καταστρηνιάσωσιν katastrēniasōsin • against

τοῦ tou • the

Χριστοῦ, christou • Christ

γαμεῖν gamein • marry

θέλουσιν thelousin • want

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ἔχουσαι echousai • incurring

κρίμα krima • condemnation

ὅτι oti • because

τὴν tēn • the

πρώτην prōtēn • previous

πίστιν pistin • pledge

ἠθέτησαν· ēthetēsan • cast off

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ἅμα ama • also

δὲ de • and

καὶ kai • also

ἀργαὶ argai • idle

μανθάνουσιν manthanousin • learn

περιερχόμεναι perierchomenai • about

τὰς tas • which

οἰκίας, oikias • house

οὐ ou • not

μόνον monon • only

δὲ de • and

ἀργαὶ argai • idle

ἀλλὰ alla • but

καὶ kai • also

φλύαροι phluaroi • gossips

καὶ kai • also

περίεργοι, periergoi • busybodies

λαλοῦσαι lalousai • talking

τὰ ta • which

μὴ mē • not

δέοντα. deonta • ought

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βούλομαι boulomai • want

οὖν oun • therefore

νεωτέρας neōteras • younger

γαμεῖν, gamein • marry

τεκνογονεῖν, teknogonein • children

οἰκοδεσποτεῖν, oikodespotein • house

μηδεμίαν mēdemian • no

ἀφορμὴν aphormēn • occasion

διδόναι didonai • give

τῷ tō • the

ἀντικειμένῳ antikeimenō • enemy

λοιδορίας loidorias • reproach

χάριν· charin • to

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ἤδη ēdē • already

γάρ gar • For

τινες tines • some

ἐξετράπησαν exetrapēsan • avoid

ὀπίσω opisō • follow

τοῦ tou • the

Σατανᾶ. satana • Satan

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εἴ ei • if

τις tis • any

πιστὴ pistē • believer

ἔχει echei • has

χήρας, chēras • widows

ἐπαρκείτω eparkeitō • assist

αὐταῖς autais • them

καὶ kai • and

μὴ mē • not

βαρείσθω bareisthō • burdened

ἡ ē • or

ἐκκλησία, ekklēsia • church

ἵνα ina • so

ταῖς tais • those

ὄντως ontōs • indeed

χήραις chērais • widows

ἐπαρκέσῃ. eparkesē • assist

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Οἱ oi • those

καλῶς kalōs • well

προεστῶτες proestōtes • rule

πρεσβύτεροι presbuteroi • elders

διπλῆς diplēs • double

τιμῆς timēs • honor

ἀξιούσθωσαν, axiousthōsan • desire

μάλιστα malista • especially

οἱ oi • those

κοπιῶντες kopiōntes • labour

ἐν en • in

λόγῳ logō • preaching

καὶ kai • and

διδασκαλίᾳ. didaskalia • teaching

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λέγει legei • says

γὰρ gar • For

ἡ ē • the

γραφή· graphē • Scripture

βοῦν boun • ox

ἀλοῶντα aloōnta • threshing

οὐ ou • not

φιμώσεις, phimōseis • muzzle

καί· kai • And

ἄξιος axios • worthy

ὁ o • the

ἐργάτης ergatēs • laborer

τοῦ tou • the

μισθοῦ misthou • wages

αὐτοῦ. autou • his

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κατὰ kata • against

πρεσβυτέρου presbuterou • elder

κατηγορίαν katēgorian • accusation

μὴ mē • not

παραδέχου, paradechou • receive

ἐκτὸς ektos • except

εἰ ei • if

μὴ mē • not

ἐπὶ epi • basis

δύο duo • two

ἢ ē • or

τριῶν triōn • three

μαρτύρων. marturōn • witnesses

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τοὺς tous • those

(δὲ) de • also

ἁμαρτάνοντας amartanontas • sin

ἐνώπιον enōpion • presence

πάντων pantōn • all

ἔλεγχε, elenche • rebuke

ἵνα ina • so

καὶ kai • also

οἱ oi • those

λοιποὶ loipoi • rest

φόβον phobon • fearful

ἔχωσιν. echōsin • may

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διαμαρτύρομαι diamarturomai • charge

ἐνώπιον enōpion • presence

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ theou • God

καὶ kai • and

Χριστοῦ christou • Christ

Ἰησοῦ iēsou • Jesus

καὶ kai • and

τῶν tōn • the

ἐκλεκτῶν eklektōn • chosen

ἀγγέλων, angelōn • angels

ἵνα ina • that

ταῦτα tauta • things

φυλάξῃς phulaxēs • maintain

χωρὶς chōris • without

προκρίματος, prokrimatos • bias

μηδὲν mēden • nothing

ποιῶν poiōn • doing

κατὰ kata • by

πρόσκλισιν. prosklisin • partiality

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χεῖρας cheiras • hands

ταχέως tacheōs • hastily

μηδενὶ mēdeni • anyone

ἐπιτίθει epitithei • lay

μηδὲ mēde • thereby

κοινώνει koinōnei • share

ἁμαρτίαις amartiais • sins

ἀλλοτρίαις· allotriais • others

σεαυτὸν seauton • yourself

ἁγνὸν agnon • pure

τήρει. tērei • keep

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μηκέτι mēketi • no longer

ὑδροπότει, udropotei • drink water

ἀλλὰ alla • but

οἴνῳ oinō • wine

ὀλίγῳ oligō • little

χρῶ chrō • use

διὰ dia • sake

τὸν ton • the

στόμαχον stomachon • stomach

καὶ kai • and

τὰς tas • the

πυκνάς puknas • frequent

σου sou • you

ἀσθενείας. astheneias • ailments

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Τινῶν tinōn • some

ἀνθρώπων anthrōpōn • men