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Verse 1 Timothy 5:4. _BUT IF ANY WIDOW HAVE CHILDREN OR NEPHEWS_] This
shows that _widows indeed_ are those that have _neither_ children nor
nephews, i.e. no relatives that either will or can help the...
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BUT IF ANY WIDOW HAVE CHILDREN - Who would be dependent on her care,
and who might themselves contribute to her support.
OR NEPHEWS - The word nephew now commonly means the son of a brother
or sister....
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V. INSTRUCTIONS AND EXHORTATIONS
CHAPTER 5
_ 1. Concerning widows (1 Timothy 5:1)_
2. Concerning elders (1 Timothy 5:17)
3. Responsibility and personal instructions (1 Timothy 5:22)...
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WIDOWS. The space devoted to widows indicates the existence of a
special difficulty in Asia. Paul gives Timothy definite instructions.
(_a)_ Deserving widows really left alone should be maintained fro...
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Honour widows who are genuinely in a widow's destitute position. But
if any widow has children or grandchildren, let such children learn to
begin by discharging the duties of religion in their own hom...
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THE DUTY TO REPRIMAND (1 Timothy 5:1-2)...
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IF. App-118.2. a.
ANY. App-123.
CHILDREN. App-108.
NEPHEWS. grandchildren or other descendants. Greek. _ekgonos_. Only
here. Shakespeare in Othello uses the word nephews for grandchildren,
SHOW PI...
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Timothy's duties in regard to widows
Counsel on alms and charities for widows. The natural and obvious
view of this passage studied in itself is to present _the Church
charities_of this period as hav...
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_children or nephews_ Rather, GRANDCHILDREN, -nephews" no longer
having this meaning as in the time of Jeremy Taylor, who says, -If
naturalists say true, that nephews are often liker to their
grandfat...
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(_a_) CONCERNING THEIR MAINTENANCE...
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Rec. text inserts καλὸν καὶ (from ch. 1 Timothy 2:3) before
ἀπόδεκτον with some cursives and versions; _om_. אACD2GKLP.
4. This verse is parenthetical. If a widow has children or
grandchildren, pious...
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NEPHEWS,— Or, _grand-children._...
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THE CARE OF WIDOWS 1 Timothy 5:3-16
_TEXT 5:3-16_
3 Honor widows that are widows indeed. 4 But if any widow hath
children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards
their own family...
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But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to
shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and
acceptable before God.
IF ANY WIDOW - not "a widow indeed,...
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1 The signs of the last days are all present with us now. The teaching
of deceiving spirits and demons has become one of the great and
popular cults of the day. Their deception seems chiefly to take t...
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3 Translators have experienced much difficulty with this opening
sentence, because it seemed to lack the principal verb. The A V adds _
so do_, the Revisers _ so do I now_. It is very seldom that any...
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NEPHEWS] RV 'grandchildren,' whose duty it was to take charge of their
relations. THEM] i.e. the children or nephews....
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THE SEVENTH CHARGE TO TIMOTHY—as to widows....
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REGARDING WIDOWS AND ACCUSATIONS AGAINST ELDERS
1. Rebuke] This shows the authority which Timothy exercised. AN ELDER]
i.e. an elderly man, not one officially so named....
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HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH
1 TIMOTHY
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 5
ABOUT PERSONAL ATTITUDES AND RELATIONS (5:1-2)
V1 Do not correct an older man with hard words. But appeal to him as
if he wer...
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BUT IF ANY WIDOW HAVE CHILDREN OR NEPHEWS, LET THEM LEARN FIRST TO
SHEW PIETY AT HOME, AND TO REQUITE THEIR PARENTS (or, _nephews_). —
The Greek word here should be rendered _grandchildren;_ the origi...
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CHAPTER 14
THE PASTOR'S BEHAVIOR TOWARDS WOMEN-THE CHURCH WIDOW. - 1 Timothy 5:3;
1 Timothy 5:9
THE subject of this fifth chapter is "The Behavior of the Pastor
towards the older and younger men and...
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ἔκγονα : _offspring_ ought to be the best rendering of this. It
has a wider connotation than _children_ and narrower than
_descendants_.
μανθανέτωσαν : It ought not to be necessary to say that
the sub...
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The wise Church ruler must understand how to deal with his people
individually. Each age and condition needs separate treatment: old
men, young men; old women, young women. Widows in particular need
d...
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WISE TREATMENT OF YOUNG AND OLD
1 Timothy 5:1
That minister of Jesus is happiest who introduces the tone and manner
of family life into the church, 1 Timothy 5:1. The attitude of son or
brother to ot...
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Timothy's demeanor toward men and women was now described, and demands
careful study and attention. As for men, seniors are to be treated
with respect, while the younger men are to be treated as breth...
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VARIOUS TYPES OF WIDOWS
True widows were not to be embarrassed because the church refused to
provide for their physical needs and left them in poverty. They should
be shown respect and given the tempo...
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(3) But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to
shew piety (4) at home, and (5) to requite their parents: (6) for that
is good and acceptable before God.
(3) Widow's children an...
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Let her [2] learn first, &c. He gives this as a mark to know if widows
deserve to be maintained out of the common stock; if they have been
careful of their own family, and to assist their parents, if...
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(1) В¶ Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the
younger men as brethren; (2) The elder women as mothers; the younger
as sisters, with all purity. (3) В¶ Honour widows that are widows...
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1 Timothy 1:1-20. We enter now on the confidential communications of
the apostle to some of his fellow-labourers, and tonight on the
epistles to Timothy. The two have much in common, but they have als...
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_CHRISTIANITY IN THE HOME_
‘Learn first to shew piety at home.’
1 Timothy 5:4
The test of a man’s piety is to be found in the home. It is a common
complaint of to-day that men and women show their...
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4_If any widow _There are various ways of explaining this passage; and
the ambiguity arises from this circumstance, that the latter clause
may refer either to widows or to their children. Nor is this...
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Having thus considered the labourer, the apostle returns to the
details of the work, in which Timothy was to display his diligence and
watchful care. Everywhere here the subject is that which is suita...
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BUT IF ANY WIDOW HAVE CHILDREN OR NEPHEWS,.... Such are not widows
indeed; they are not desolate, or alone, or without persons to take
care of them; their children or nephews should, and not suffer th...
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But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to
shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and
acceptable before God.
Ver. 4. _Let them learn first to show_...
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_Honour_ And endeavour honourably to support from the public stock;
_widows_ Whose destitute circumstances recommend them as the certain
objects of charity. According to the Greek commentators, the wi...
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CHILDREN OR NEPHEWS; the word translated nephews means descendants,
specially grandchildren. If a destitute widow had children or
grandchildren who could support her, they were bound to do so, and not...
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BUT IF ANY WIDOW HAVE CHILDREN OR NEPHEWS, LET THEM LEARN FIRST TO
SHOW PIETY AT HOME, AND TO REQUITE THEIR PARENTS; FOR THAT IS GOOD AND
ACCEPTABLE BEFORE GOD....
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THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE AGED, THE YOUNG, THE WIDOWS....
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In this section we are faced with more detailed, practical
responsibilities in reference to the various relationships in which
one may be found. This is wholesome, sobering instruction. First, a
young...
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But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to
show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and
acceptable before God.
1. Nephews - Compare other translation...
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PIETY:
Or, kindness...
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“BUT IF ANY WIDOW HAS CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN”: “When the King
James Version was translated the word ‘nephews' meant grandchildren,
but that meaning has now become obsolete. The Greek word means
‘sp...
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3-8 Honour widows that are widows indeed, relieve them, and maintain
them. It is the duty of children, if their parents are in need, and
they are able to relieve them, to do it to the utmost of their...
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OLBGrk;
BUT IF ANY WIDOW HAVE CHILDREN OR NEPHEWS: by the _widows indeed, _
mentioned by the apostle, 1 TIMOTHY 5:3, he here showeth that he meant
women that not only wanted husbands, but children, or...
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1 Timothy 5:4 But G1161 any G1536 widow G5503 has G2192 (G5719)
children G5043 or G2228 grandchildren G1549 first...
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1 Timothy 5:4. The first group thus excluded from those that answer to
the name of ‘widow,' are such as have ‘children or nephews' _(i.e.
grandchildren)_ who are able to support them.
LET THEM LEARN....
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GRANDCHILDREN
(εκγονα). Old word from εκγινομα, here only in N.T.LET
THEM LEARN
(μανθανετωσαν). The children and grandchildren of a widow.
Present active imperative third person plural of μανθανω...
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1 Timothy 5:4
Piety at Home.
I. The home must be safe. It must be a sanctuary, where there is
nothing to hurt or destroy. It is a great and lifelong benefit when
life's outset is passed in an atmosph...
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CONTENTS: Work of a good minister of Christ.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Timothy, Satan.
CONCLUSION: Ministers of Jesus Christ are reprovers by office, for
they are not alone to preach the Word, b...
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1 Timothy 5:1. _Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father._
Job's three princely friends not only mistook his case, but were
severe in their reprehensions; and were themselves reprehended of th...
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CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN. In normal family relationships, it is the
Lord's will that children and grandchildren take care of their parents
and grandparents. See 1 Timothy 5:8....
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1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 5:3 Providing for widows was an
important role for the church from its earliest days (see Acts 6:1).
This passage identifies which widows the church should support....
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1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 5:4 MAKE SOME RETURN indicates financial
support.
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
1 Timothy 5:4. CHILDREN OR NEPHEWS.—R.V. “children or
grandchildren.” “Descendants, or more specially, as the context
implies, grandchildren—nephews in the original b...
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EXPOSITION
1 TIMOTHY 5:1
_Exhort _for _intreat_,_ _A.V.; _and _omitted. REBUKE NOT (μὴ
ἐπιπλήξης); only here in the New Testament for the more
usual ἐπιτιμάω (2 Timothy 4:2, and frequently in th...
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Ver. 4. _If, however, any widow has children or grandchildren_
(ἔκγονα, offspring; but remoter than children, τέκνα,
τέκνων, Hesych. grandchildren, which was once also the meaning
of our _nephews_), _...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to First Timothy chapter five? Paul is
a spiritual father to Timothy, Timothy's mentor. He looks upon him as
a son; in fact, he calls him his son in the faith. Timothy...
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1 Samuel 22:3; 1 Samuel 22:4; 1 Timothy 2:3; Ephesians 6:1; Genesis
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Nephews [ε κ γ ο ν α]. N. T. o. Often in LXX Nephews, in the now
obsolete sense of grandsons or other lineal deseendants. Derived from
Lat. nepos. Trench (Select Glossary) remarks that nephew was unde...
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Let these learn to requite their parents — For all their former
care, trouble, and expense....