Parallel Verses
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,
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.
Common New Testament
So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their homes, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach.
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.
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 And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say. 14 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, 15 For even now some are turned away to Satan.
Phrases
Cross References
Titus 2:5
To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.
1 Timothy 6:1
Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.
1 Timothy 4:3
Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.
Titus 2:8
Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.
Genesis 18:6
Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes.
Genesis 18:9
And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.
2 Samuel 12:14
But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.
Proverbs 14:1
Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
Proverbs 31:27-29
She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it.
Daniel 6:4
Then the chief rulers and the captains were looking for some cause for putting Daniel in the wrong in connection with the kingdom, but they were unable to put forward any wrongdoing or error against him; because he was true, and no error or wrong was to be seen in him.
Luke 23:35-41
And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.
Romans 14:13
Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.
1 Corinthians 7:8-9
But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.
2 Corinthians 11:12
But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.
1 Timothy 2:8
It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.
1 Timothy 5:11
But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;
Hebrews 13:4
Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.
1 Peter 4:14-15
If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.
