Honoring True Widows

1 Timothy 5:16

In 9 translations

BSB: If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.
KJV: If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
WEB: If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened, that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.
ASV: If any woman that believeth hath widows, let her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
LSV: If any believing man or believing woman has widows, let them relieve them, and do not let the assembly be burdened, that it may relieve those [who are] really widows.
YLT: If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.
DBY: If any believing man or woman have widows, let them impart relief to them, and let not the assembly be charged, that it may impart relief to those [that are] widows indeed.
DRC: If any of the faithful have widows, let him minister to them, and let not the church be charged: that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed.
GNV: If any faithfull man, or faithfull woman haue widowes, let them minister vnto them, and let not the Church bee charged, that there may bee sufficient for them that are widowes in deede.

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Where the editions differ

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In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include πιστὸς ἢ (“faithful or”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐπαρκείτω (“she should help”); Tyndale House, Tregelles read ἐπαρκείσθω (“she should be helped”).

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: τις. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τις; Robinson–Pierpont add πιστὸς ἢ.
SBLGNT: ἐπαρκείτω. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ἐπαρκείτω; Tregelles read ἐπαρκείσθω.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: εἴ τις πιστὴ ἔχει χήρας, ἐπαρκείτω αὐταῖς, καὶ μὴ βαρείσθω ἡ ἐκκλησία, ἵνα ταῖς ὄντως χήραις ἐπαρκέσῃ.
RP2018: Εἴ τις πιστὸς ἢ πιστὴ ἔχει χήρας, ἐπαρκείτω αὐταῖς, καὶ μὴ βαρείσθω ἡ ἐκκλησία, ἵνα ταῖς ὄντως χήραις ἐπαρκέσῃ.
TR-Boyd: Εἴ τις πιστὸς ἢ πιστὴ ἔχει χήρας, ἐπαρκείτω αὐταῖς, καὶ μὴ βαρείσθω ἡ ἐκκλησία, ἵνα ταῖς ὄντως χήραις ἐπαρκέσῃ.
SCR1894: ει τις πιστος η πιστη εχει χηρας επαρκειτω αυταις και μη βαρεισθω η εκκλησια ινα ταις οντως χηραις επαρκεση

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Widow Widows Faithful Beneficence Liberality Commandments Poor Women Minister, Christian

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

1 Timothy 5:3–5Honor the widows who are truly widows. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. The…
1 Timothy 5:8If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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