1 Timothy 5

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
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,	1 Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
2 older women as mothers and young women as sisters with al propriety.	2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters with complete purity.
3 Be considerate to widows -- if they real y are widowed.	3 Honor widows who are truly widows.
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.	4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let these first learn to perform their religious duty to their own family and to make recompense to their parents, for this is pleasing to God.
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.	5 The real widow, who is all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.
6 The one who thinks only of pleasure is already dead while she is stil alive:	6 But the one who is self-indulgent is dead while she lives.
7 instruct them in this, too, so that their lives may be blameless.	7 Command this, so that they may be irreproachable.
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.	8 And whoever does not provide for relatives and especially family members has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 Enrolment as a widow is permissible only for a woman at least sixty years old who has had only onehusband.	9 Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years old, married only once,
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.	10 with a reputation for good works, namely, that she has raised children, practiced hospitality, washed the feet of the holy ones, helped those in distress, involved herself in every good work.
11 Do not accept young widows because if their natural desires distract them from Christ, they want tomarry again,	11 But exclude younger widows, for when their sensuality estranges them from Christ, they want to marry
12 and then people condemn them for being unfaithful to their original promise.	12 and will incur condemnation for breaking their first pledge.
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.	13 And furthermore, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers but gossips and busybodies as well, talking about things that ought not to be mentioned.
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;	14 So I would like younger widows to marry, have children, and manage a home, so as to give the adversary no pretext for maligning us.
15 there are already some who have turned aside to fol ow Satan.	15 For some have already turned away to follow Satan.
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.	16 If any woman believer has widowed relatives, she must assist them; the church is not to be burdened, so that it will be able to help those who are truly widows.
17 Elders who do their work wel while they are in charge earn double reward, especial y those who workhard at preaching and teaching.	17 Presbyters who preside well deserve double honor, especially those who toil in preaching and teaching.
18 As scripture says: You must not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the corn; and again: The workerdeserves his wages.	18 For the scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is threshing," and, "A worker deserves his pay."
19 Never accept any accusation brought against an elder unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.	19 Do not accept an accusation against a presbyter unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.
20 If anyone is at fault, reprimand him publicly, as a warning to the rest.	20 Reprimand publicly those who do sin, so that the rest also will be afraid.
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.	21 I charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to keep these rules without prejudice, doing nothing out of favoritism.
22 Do not be too quick to lay hands on anyone, and never make yourself an accomplice in anybody else'ssin; keep yourself pure.	22 Do not lay hands too readily on anyone, and do not share in another's sins. Keep yourself pure.
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.	23 Stop drinking only water, but have a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
24 The faults of some people are obvious long before they come to the reckoning, while others have faultsthat are not discovered until later.	24 Some people's sins are public, preceding them to judgment; but other people are followed by their sins.
25 Similarly, the good that people do can be obvious; but even when it is not, it cannot remain hidden.	25 Similarly, good works are also public; and even those that are not cannot remain hidden.