Parallel Verses

Amplified

But refuse [to enroll the] younger widows, for when they feel their natural desires in disregard of Christ, they wish to marry again,

New American Standard Bible

But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married,

King James Version

But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;

Holman Bible

But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when they are drawn away from Christ by desire, they want to marry

International Standard Version

But do not include younger widows on your list. For whenever their natural desires cause them to lose their devotion to the Messiah, they want to remarry.

A Conservative Version

But refuse younger widows, for when they are sexually aroused, they desire of the Christ to marry,

American Standard Version

But younger widows refuse: for when they have waxed wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;

An Understandable Version

But refuse [to put] younger widows [on the list. See verse 9], because when they become restless for sensual pleasure, contrary to [their commitment to] Christ, they want to get married [again].

Anderson New Testament

But the younger widows reject: for when they become wanton against the Christ, they desire to marry,

Bible in Basic English

But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

Common New Testament

But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to marry,

Daniel Mace New Testament

as for young widows, don't admit them: for being impatient of religious restraint, they will be marry'd:

Darby Translation

But younger widows decline; for when they grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,

Godbey New Testament

But reject the younger widows: for when they may wax wanton against Christ, they wish to marry;

Goodspeed New Testament

Do not put young women on the list of widows, for when their youthful vigor comes between them and Christ, they want to marry,

John Wesley New Testament

But the younger widows refuse; for when they are waxed wanton against Christ, they want to marry;

Julia Smith Translation

And the younger widows reject: for when they conduct themselves arrogantly against Christ, they wish to marry:

King James 2000

But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they will marry;

Lexham Expanded Bible

But refuse younger widows, for whenever their physical desires lead them away from Christ, they want to marry,

Modern King James verseion

But refuse younger widows, for whenever they grow lustful against Christ, they desire to marry;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The younger widows refuse. For when they have begun to wax wanton, to the dishonour of Christ, then will they marry,

Moffatt New Testament

Refuse to put young widows on the list, for when their wanton desires alienate them from Christ, they want to marry

Montgomery New Testament

But exclude from the list the younger widows; for where they have become wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,

NET Bible

But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,

New Heart English Bible

But refuse younger widows, for whenever their passions lead them away from Christ, they desire to marry;

Noyes New Testament

But younger widows refuse; for when they become wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;

Sawyer New Testament

But reject the younger widows; for when they fall into pleasure to the neglect of Christ, they wish to marry,

The Emphasized Bible

But, younger widows, decline thou; for, as soon as they wax wanton against the Christ, to marry, are they determined, -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But the younger widows reject: for when they give themselves to wantonness contrary to Christ, they will marry;

Twentieth Century New Testament

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,

Webster

But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they will marry;

Weymouth New Testament

But the younger widows you must not enrol; for as soon as they begin to chafe against the yoke of Christ, they want to marry,

Williams New Testament

Keep the young widows off this roll, for when they get to indulging their lower nature in opposition to Christ, they want to marry,

World English Bible

But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;

Worrell New Testament

But younger widows refuse; for, when they grow wanton against Christ, they wish to marry,

Worsley New Testament

But the younger widows refuse: for when they grow wanton against Christ, they will needs marry:

Youngs Literal Translation

and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

the younger
νέος νεώτερος 
Neos 
Usage: 11

χήρα 
Chera 
Usage: 18

παραιτέομαι 
Paraiteomai 
Usage: 8

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

ὅταν 
Hotan 
when, as soon as, as long as, that, whensoever, while, till
Usage: 49

καταστρηνιάω 
Katastreniao 
Usage: 1

Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

they will
θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

References

American

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Instructions About Widows

10 and has a reputation for good deeds; [she is eligible] if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the saints (God’s people), if she has assisted the distressed, and has devoted herself to doing good in every way. 11 But refuse [to enroll the] younger widows, for when they feel their natural desires in disregard of Christ, they wish to marry again, 12 and so they incur condemnation for having set aside their previous pledge.

Cross References

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and not give opponents of the faith any occasion for slander.

Deuteronomy 32:15


“But Jeshurun (Israel) became fat and kicked [at God].
You became fat, thick, sleek, and obstinate!
Then he abandoned God who had made him,
And scorned the Rock of his salvation.

Isaiah 3:16


Moreover, the Lord said, “Because the daughters of Zion are proud
And walk with outstretched necks and seductive (flirtatious, alluring) eyes,
And trip along with mincing steps and an affected gait
And walk with jingling anklets on their feet,

Hosea 13:6


When they had their pasture, they became satisfied,
And being satisfied, their heart became proud (self-centered);
Therefore they forgot Me.

1 Corinthians 7:39-40

A wife is bound [to her husband by law] as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, only [provided that he too is] in the Lord.

1 Timothy 4:3

who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from [certain kinds of] foods which God has created to be gratefully shared by those who believe and have [a clear] knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 5:9

A widow is to be put on the list [to receive regular assistance] only if she is over sixty years of age, [having been] the wife of one man,

James 5:5

On the earth you have lived luxuriously and abandoned yourselves to soft living and led a life of wanton pleasure [self-indulgence, self-gratification]; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

2 Peter 2:18

For uttering arrogant words of vanity [pompous words disguised to sound scholarly or profound, but meaning nothing and containing no spiritual truth], they beguile and lure using lustful desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error.

Revelation 18:7

To the degree that she glorified herself and reveled and gloated in her sensuality [living deliciously and luxuriously], to that same degree impose on her torment and anguish, and mourning and grief; for in her heart she boasts, ‘I sit as a queen [on a throne] and I am not a widow, and will never, ever see mourning or experience grief.’

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