1 Timothy 5:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

I will

1 Timothy 2:8

The younger

Give

1 Peter 4:14

To speak reproachfully

Luke 23:35

General references

Matthew 19:10

Bible References

I will

My desire, then, is that it should be the custom everywhere for the men to lead the prayers, with hands reverently uplifted, avoiding heated controversy.

The younger

But you should exclude the younger widows from the list; for, when they grow restive under the yoke of the Christ, they want to marry,

and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the Faith and have attained a full knowledge of the Truth.

My advice, then, to those who are not married, and to widows, is this: It would be well for them to remain as I am myself.

Let marriage be honoured by all and the married life be pure; for God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

Give

All who are in the position of slaves should regard their masters as deserving of the greatest respect, so that the Name of God, and our Teaching, may not be maligned.

Let us, then, cease to judge one another. Rather let this be your resolve--never to place a stumbling-block or an obstacle in a Brother's way.

What I am doing now I shall continue to do, that I may cut away the ground from under those who are wishing for some ground for attacking me, so that as regards the thing of which they boast they may appear in their true characters, just as we do.

and to be discreet, pure-minded, domesticated, good women, ready to submit to their husbands, in order that God's Message may not be maligned.

If you are reviled for bearing the name of Christ, count yourselves blessed; because the divine Glory and the Spirit of God are resting upon you.

To speak reproachfully

Meanwhile the people stood looking on. Even the leading men said with a sneer: "He saved others, let him save himself, if he is God's Christ, his Chosen One."

General references

"If that," said the disciples, "is the position of a man with regard to his wife, it is better not to marry."