I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsI desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:
So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
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;
I will therefore that the younger marry, bear children, rule the house, give no occasion to the adversary in respect of reproach.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New Testament1 Timothy — Paul's first pastoral letter to his son in the faith. Guarding the deposit: sound doctrine, church order, pastoral responsibility.
- Author
- Paul (1:1)
- Date
- c. AD 62–66, from Macedonia after a first release