I Timothy 5:14
“I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Timothy 5:14 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Therefore I advise young widows to marry, bear children, and attend to their homes, and so avoid giving the enemy an opportunity for scandal.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ich will nun, daß jüngere Witwen heiraten, Kinder gebären, Haushaltung führen, dem Widersacher keinen Anlaß geben der Schmähung halber;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Quiero pues, que las que son jóvenes se casen, críen hijos, gobiernen la casa; que ninguna ocasión den al adversario para maldecir.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Por isso, quero que as mais jovens se casem, gerem filhos, administrem a casa, e não deem nenhuma oportunidade ao adversário de maldizer.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Portanto, quero que as mais jovens se casem para gerar filhos e administrar a casa; assim não darão ao adversário oportunidade para acusá-las de fazerem o mal.
📖 I Timothy 5:14 in Context
12Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
13And 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.
14I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
15For some are already turned aside after Satan.
16If 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.
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