1 Timothy 5:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Timothy 5:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
δέ
dé
G1161
but
τις
tìs
G5100
a certain
χήρα
chḗra
G5503
widow
τέκνα
téknon
G5043
child
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
ἔκγονα
ékgonon
G1549
offspring
ἔχει
échō
G2192
to have
μανθανέτωσαν
manthánō
G3129
to learn
πρῶτον
prōton
G4412
first
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἴδιον
ídios
G2398
one's own
οἶκον
oîkos
G3624
house
εὐσεβεῖν
eusebéō
G2151
to be pious
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀμοιβὰς
amoibḗ
G287
recompense
ἀποδιδόναι
apodídōmi
G591
to sell
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
προγόνοις
prógonos
G4269
older
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
γάρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἀπόδεκτον
apódektos
G587
acceptable
ἐνώπιον
enṓpion
G1799
before
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, first let them learn to treat their own household in a godly way and to make repayment to their forebears, for this is acceptable before God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).