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Selected Verse: 1 Timothy 5:7 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
1Ti 5:7 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] these things [5023] give in charge [3853], that [2443] they may be [5600] blameless [423]. |
|
King James |
And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
these things--just now spoken (Ti1 5:5-6).
that they may be blameless--namely, the widows supported by the Church. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And these things give in charge - Announce, or declare these things, to wit, particularly respecting the duty of children to their widowed mothers, and the proper duty of those who are widows. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
That they - That is, the widows. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
That they may be blameless - Charge the whole Church to attend to these things, that they may be blameless. The words are not spoken of the widows only, but of the Church or its officers; it cannot be restricted to the widows, for the adjective ανεπιληπτοι is both of the masculine and feminine gender. |
5 Now [1161] she that is a widow [5503] indeed [3689], and [2532] desolate [3443], trusteth [1679] in [1909] God [2316], and [2532] continueth [4357] in supplications [1162] and [2532] prayers [4335] night [3571] and [2532] day [2250].
6 But [1161] she that liveth in pleasure [4684] is dead [2348] while she liveth [2198].