<vn='1'><sn="1969">Rebuke</s><sn="3361">not</s> an <sn="4245">elder</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="3870">entreat</s> him <sn="5613">as</s> a <sn="3962">father</s>; and the younger <sn="3501">men</s><sn="5613">as</s><sn="80">brethren</s>; </v>
<vn='2'>The elder <sn="4245">women</s><sn="5613">as</s><sn="3384">mothers</s>; the <sn="3501">younger</s><sn="5613">as</s><sn="79">sisters</s>, <sn="1722">with</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="47">purity</s>. </v>
<vn='3'><sn="5091">Honor</s><sn="5503">widows</s> that are <sn="5503">widows</s><sn="3689">indeed</s>. </v>
<vn='4'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="1487">if</s><sn="5100">any</s><sn="5503">widow</s><sn="2192">have</s><sn="5043">children</s><sn="2228">or</s><sn="1549">nephews</s>, let them <sn="3129">learn</s><sn="4412">first</s> to show <sn="2151">piety</s><sn="*2398">at</s><sn="3624">home</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> to <sn="591 287">requite</s> their <sn="4269">parents</s>: <sn="1063">for</s><sn="5124">that</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="2570">good</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="587">acceptable</s><sn="1799">before</s><sn="2316">God</s>. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="1161">Now</s> she that is a <sn="5503">widow</s><sn="3689">indeed</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3443">desolate</s>, <sn="1679">trusteth</s><sn="1909">in</s><sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="4357">continueth</s> in <sn="1162">supplications</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4335">prayers</s><sn="3571">night</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2250">day</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="1161">But</s> she that liveth in <sn="4684">pleasure</s> is <sn="2348">dead</s> while she <sn="2198">liveth</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="2532">And</s> these <sn="5023">things</s> give in <sn="3853">charge</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> they may <sn="5600">be</s><sn="423">blameless</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="1487">if</s><sn="5100">any</s> provide not <sn="4306 3756">for</s> his <sn="2398">own</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3122">especially</s> for those of his own <sn="3609">house</s>, he hath <sn="720">denied</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4102">faith</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="5501">worse</s> than an <sn="571">infidel</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>Let <sn="3361">not</s> a <sn="5503">widow</s> be taken into the <sn="2639">number</s><sn="1640">under</s><sn="1835">threescore</s><sn="2094">years</s> old, having <sn="1096">been</s> the <sn="1135">wife</s> of <sn="1520">one</s><sn="435">man</s>, </v>
<vn='10'>Well reported <sn="3140">of</s><sn="1722">for</s><sn="2570">good</s><sn="2041">works</s>; <sn="1487">if</s> she have brought up <sn="5044">children</s>, <sn="1487">if</s> she have lodged <sn="3580">strangers</s>, <sn="1487">if</s> she have <sn="3538">washed</s> the <sn="40">saints</s> ' <sn="4228">feet</s>, <sn="1487">if</s> she have <sn="1884">relieved</s> the <sn="2346">afflicted</s>, <sn="1487">if</s> she have diligently <sn="1872">followed</s><sn="3956">every</s><sn="18">good</s><sn="2041">work</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="1161">But</s> the <sn="3501">younger</s><sn="5503">widows</s><sn="3868">refuse</s>: <sn="1063">for</s><sn="3752">when</s> they have begun to wax wanton <sn="2691">against</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, they <sn="2309">will</s><sn="1060">marry</s>; </v>
<vn='12'><sn="2192">Having</s><sn="2917">damnation</s>, <sn="3754">because</s> they have cast <sn="114">off</s> their <sn="4413">first</s><sn="4102">faith</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="1161">And</s><sn="260">withal</s> they <sn="3129">learn</s> to be <sn="692">idle</s>, wandering about from house to <sn="4022 3614">house</s>; <sn="1161">and</s><sn="3756">not</s><sn="3440">only</s><sn="692">idle</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="5397">tattlers</s><sn="2532">also</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4021">busybodies</s>, <sn="2980">speaking</s> things which they <sn="1163">ought</s><sn="3361">not</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>I <sn="1014">will</s><sn="3767">therefore</s> that the younger <sn="3501">women</s><sn="1060">marry</s>, bear <sn="5041">children</s>, guide the <sn="3616">house</s>, <sn="1325">give</s><sn="3367">none</s><sn="874">occasion</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="480">adversary</s> to speak <sn="5484 3059">reproachfully</s>. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="5100">some</s> are <sn="2235">already</s> turned <sn="1624">aside</s><sn="3694">after</s><sn="4567">Satan</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>If <sn="1536">any</s><sn="4103">man</s><sn="2228">or</s> woman that <sn="4103">believeth</s><sn="2192">have</s><sn="5503">widows</s>, let them <sn="1884">relieve</s><sn="846">them</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> let <sn="3361">not</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1577">church</s> be <sn="916">charged</s>; <sn="2443">that</s> it may <sn="1884">relieve</s> them that are <sn="5503">widows</s><sn="3689">indeed</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>Let <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4245">elders</s> that <sn="4291">rule</s><sn="2573">well</s> be counted <sn="515">worthy</s> of <sn="1362">double</s><sn="5092">honor</s>, <sn="3122">especially</s> they who <sn="2872">labor</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="3056">word</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1319">doctrine</s>. </v>
<vn='18'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1124">Scripture</s><sn="3004">saith</s>, Thou shalt <sn="3756">not</s><sn="5392">muzzle</s> the <sn="1016">ox</s> that treadeth <sn="248">out</s> the corn. <sn="2532">And</s>, <sn="3588">The</s><sn="2040">laborer</s> is <sn="514">worthy</s> of <sn="848">his</s><sn="3408">reward</s>. </v>
<vn='19'><sn="2596">Against</s> an <sn="4245">elder</s><sn="3858">receive</s><sn="3361">not</s> an <sn="2724">accusation</s>, <sn="1622 1508">but</s><sn="1909">before</s><sn="1417">two</s><sn="2228">or</s><sn="5140">three</s><sn="3144">witnesses</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>Them that <sn="264">sin</s><sn="1651">rebuke</s><sn="1799">before</s><sn="3956">all</s>, <sn="2443">that</s><sn="3062">others</s><sn="2532">also</s> may <sn="2192 5401">fear</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>I <sn="1263">charge</s> thee <sn="1799">before</s><sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1588">elect</s><sn="32">angels</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> thou <sn="5442">observe</s> these <sn="5023">things</s><sn="5565">without</s> preferring one before <sn="4299">another</s>, <sn="4160">doing</s><sn="3367">nothing</s><sn="2596">by</s><sn="4346">partiality</s>. </v>
<vn='22'><sn="2007">Lay</s><sn="5495">hands</s><sn="5030">suddenly</s> on no <sn="3367">man</s>, <sn="3366">neither</s> be <sn="2841">partaker</s> of other <sn="245">men</s> 's <sn="266">sins</s>: <sn="5083">keep</s><sn="4572">thyself</s><sn="53">pure</s>. </v>
<vn='23'>Drink no longer <sn="5202 3371">water</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="5530">use</s> a <sn="3641">little</s><sn="3631">wine</s> for thy stomach's <sn="1223 4675 4751">sake</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4675">thine</s><sn="4437">often</s><sn="769">infirmities</s>. </v>
<vn='24'><sn="5100">Some</s><sn="444">men</s> 's <sn="266">sins</s><sn="1526">are</s> open <sn="4271">beforehand</s>, going <sn="4254">before</s><sn="1519">to</s><sn="2920">judgment</s>; <sn="1161">and</s><sn="5100">some</s> men <sn="*2532">they</s> follow <sn="1872">after</s>. </v>
<vn='25'><sn="5615">Likewise</s><sn="2532">also</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2570">good</s><sn="2041">works</s> of some <sn="2076">are</s> manifest <sn="4271">beforehand</s>; <sn="2532">and</s> they that <sn="2192">are</s><sn="247">otherwise</s><sn="1410 3756">cannot</s> be <sn="2928">hid</s>. </v>