Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
I enjoin therefore the young women to marry, to detest abortion, to govern their families, and give our enemies no handle for reproach.
New American Standard Bible
Therefore, I want younger widows to get
King James Version
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
Holman Bible
Therefore, I want younger women to marry,
International Standard Version
Therefore, I want younger widows to remarry, have children, manage their homes, and not give the enemy any chance to ridicule them.
A Conservative Version
I desire therefore the younger women to marry, to bear children, to manage house, to give not one occasion to him who opposes on account of slander.
American Standard Version
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:
Amplified
So I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and not give opponents of the faith any occasion for slander.
An Understandable Version
Therefore, I want the younger widows to get married, have children and manage their homes, so that they do not give the enemy [i.e., non-Christians] an opportunity for speaking against [the church].
Anderson New Testament
I will, therefore, that the younger widows marry, bear children, man age the house, and thus give no occasion to the adversaries to speak reproachfully.
Bible in Basic English
So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,
Common New Testament
So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their homes, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach.
Darby Translation
I will therefore that the younger marry, bear children, rule the house, give no occasion to the adversary in respect of reproach.
Godbey New Testament
Therefore I wish the younger women to marry, to raise up children, to rule the house, to give no occasion to the adversary for the sake of reproach;
Goodspeed New Testament
So I would have young women marry and have children and keep house and avoid giving our opponents any excuse for abusing us.
John Wesley New Testament
I counsel therefore the younger women to marry, bear children, guide the family, give no occasion of reproach to the adversary.
Julia Smith Translation
I wish therefore the younger to marry, to bear children, to rule the house, to give no occasion to him opposing for reproach.
King James 2000
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, rule the house, give no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore I want younger [widows] to marry, to bear children, to manage a household, to give the adversary no opportunity for reproach.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore I want the younger ones to marry, bear children, guide the house, giving no occasion to the adversary because of reproach.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will therefore that the younger women marry and bear children, and guide the house, and give none occasion to the adversary to speak evil.
Moffatt New Testament
So I prefer young widows to marry again, to bear children, to look after their households, and not to afford our opponents any chance of reviling us.
Montgomery New Testament
It is my wish, then, that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule their houses, and give no occasion to our adversary for railing.
NET Bible
So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.
New Heart English Bible
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for reviling.
Noyes New Testament
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, guide the house, give no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
Sawyer New Testament
I wish therefore the younger women to marry, bear children, keep house, give no occasion of reproach to the enemy;
The Emphasized Bible
I am minded, therefore, that, the younger ones, marry, bear children, be mistress of the house, - giving, no single occasion, unto the opposer, as a cause, of reviling;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
I would therefore have the younger widows to marry, bear children, govern their house, give no occasion to the adversary to bring a reproach on them.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Therefore I advise young widows to marry, bear children, and attend to their homes, and so avoid giving the enemy an opportunity for scandal.
Webster
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
Weymouth New Testament
I would therefore have the younger women marry, bear children, rule in domestic matters, and furnish the Adversary with no excuse for slander.
Williams New Testament
So I would have the younger women marry, have children, and keep house, so as not to give our opponents any occasion for slander.
World English Bible
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.
Worrell New Testament
I desire, therefore, that younger widows marry, bear children, rule a house-hold, give no occasion to the adversary for reproach;
Worsley New Testament
I would therefore have the younger widows marry, bear children, manage houshold affairs, and give no occasion to the adversary for reproach.
Youngs Literal Translation
I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;
Interlinear
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Neos
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 5:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instructions About Widows
13 besides, having nothing to do, they get the habit of rambling from one house to another, and are not only idling, but prattle and intermeddle, and utter what is not decent. 14 I enjoin therefore the young women to marry, to detest abortion, to govern their families, and give our enemies no handle for reproach. 15 for some have already revolted to paganism.
Phrases
Cross References
Titus 2:5
to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, good oeconimists, beneficent, submissive to their husbands,
1 Timothy 6:1
Let those who are in a state of servitude, consider the entire respect due to their masters, that the name of God, and the doctrine of the gospel may not be blasphemed.
1 Timothy 4:3
interdicting marriage; and the use of animal food; which God created for the repast of the faithful, who embrace the truth with thankfulness.
Titus 2:8
gravity; let your doctrine be sound and inoffensive, that your opponents may be ashamed, and have nothing that is ill to say of us.
Luke 23:35-41
while the people who stood looking on, and the senators themselves contemptuously said, he sav'd others; if he be Christ, the elect of God, let him save himself.
Romans 14:13
let us not judge one another any more: but rather come to this determination, not to put a stumbling-block, or any thing in a brother's way, that may make him fall.
1 Corinthians 7:8-9
As to the unmarried and widows, I say, it is best for them to continue so, as I do.
2 Corinthians 11:12
but this I do, and shall do, to make them drop their hire, who are so bent upon hire: and then indeed they will be as they pretend to be, like me.
1 Timothy 2:8
I direct therefore that the men pray in publick and private, lifting up their hands to heaven with innocence, charity, and composure.
1 Timothy 5:11
as for young widows, don't admit them: for being impatient of religious restraint, they will be marry'd:
Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is every where honourable, and that state is innocent: but the licentious and adulterers God will punish.
1 Peter 4:14-15
if you suffer indignities in the cause of Christ, you are happy: for the glorious spirit of God rests upon you.