1 Timothy 5
| 1 Timothy 5 | |
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Fragments showing First Epistle to Timothy 2:2-6 on Codex Coislinianus, from ca. AD 550. | |
| Book | First Epistle to Timothy |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 15 |
| Category | Pauline epistles |
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1 Timothy 5 is the fifth chapter of the First Epistle to Timothy in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle.[1][2]
Text
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 1-19)
- Codex Freerianus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 5-9, 16-19)
- Codex Claromontanus (ca. AD 550)
- This chapter is divided into 25 verses.
Structure
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- 1 Timothy 5:1-2 = Treatment of Church Members
- 1 Timothy 5:3-16 = Honor True Widows
- 1 Timothy 5:17-25 = Honor the Elders
Cross references
Verse 16
- If any believing man or woman has widows, let them relieve them, and do not let the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are really widows.[3]
- If any man or woman that believeth have widows
That is, if any member of a church, whether a brother or a sister, have mothers or grandmothers, or any near relations widows, in mean circumstances, and incapable of taking care of themselves:[4]
- let them relieve them;
out of their own substance; which is what the apostle before calls showing piety at home, and requiting their own parents:[4]
- and let not the church be charged;
or burdened with the maintenance of them:[4]
- that it may relieve them that are widows indeed;
that the church may be in a better capacity, its stock not being expended on others, to supply the wants of those who are really widows; who have neither husbands, nor children, nor any relations, to provide for them; nor anything in the world to support themselves with.[4]
See also
- Elder
- Presbyter
- Jesus Christ
- Other related Bible parts: Deuteronomy 25, Luke 10
References
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ↑ 1 Timothy 5:16
- 1 2 3 4 John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible, - 1 Timothy 5:16