1 Timothy 5

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;	1 Never speak sharply to a man older than yourself, but appeal to him as you would to your own father;treat younger men as brothers,
2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.	2 older women as mothers and young women as sisters with al propriety.
3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.	3 Be considerate to widows -- if they real y are widowed.
4 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.	4 If a widow has children or grandchildren, they are to learn first of al to do their duty to their own familiesand repay their debt to their parents, because this is what pleases God.
5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.	5 But a woman who is real y widowed and left on her own has set her hope on God and perseveres nightand day in petitions and prayer.
6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.	6 The one who thinks only of pleasure is already dead while she is stil alive:
7 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.	7 instruct them in this, too, so that their lives may be blameless.
8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.	8 Anyone who does not look after his own relations, especial y if they are living with him, has rejected thefaith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,	9 Enrolment as a widow is permissible only for a woman at least sixty years old who has had only onehusband.
10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.	10 She must be a woman known for her good works -- whether she has brought up her children, beenhospitable to strangers and washed the feet of God's holy people, helped people in hardship or been active in allkinds of good work.
11 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;	11 Do not accept young widows because if their natural desires distract them from Christ, they want tomarry again,
12 Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.	12 and then people condemn them for being unfaithful to their original promise.
13 And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.	13 Besides, they learn how to be idle and go round from house to house; and then, not merely idle, theylearn to be gossips and meddlers in other people's affairs and to say what should remain unsaid.
14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.	14 I think it is best for young widows to marry again and have children and a household to look after, andnot give the enemy any chance to raise a scandal about them;
15 For some are already turned aside after Satan.	15 there are already some who have turned aside to fol ow Satan.
16 If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.	16 If a woman believer has widowed relatives, she should support them and not make the Church bear theexpense but enable it to support those who are real y widowed.
17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.	17 Elders who do their work wel while they are in charge earn double reward, especial y those who workhard at preaching and teaching.
18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.	18 As scripture says: You must not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the corn; and again: The workerdeserves his wages.
19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.	19 Never accept any accusation brought against an elder unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.
20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.	20 If anyone is at fault, reprimand him publicly, as a warning to the rest.
21 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.	21 Before God, and before Jesus Christ and the angels he has chosen, I charge you to keep these rulesimpartial y and never to be influenced by favouritism.
22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.	22 Do not be too quick to lay hands on anyone, and never make yourself an accomplice in anybody else'ssin; keep yourself pure.
23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.	23 You should give up drinking only water and have a little wine for the sake of your digestion and thefrequent bouts of illness that you have.
24 Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.	24 The faults of some people are obvious long before they come to the reckoning, while others have faultsthat are not discovered until later.
25 Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.	25 Similarly, the good that people do can be obvious; but even when it is not, it cannot remain hidden.