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1 Timothy 5:14–15

14 Therefore, I want younger widows to get amarried, bear children, bkeep house, and cgive the enemy no occasion for reproach;

15 for some ahave already turned aside to follow bSatan.

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1 Timothy 5:14–15 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander. 15 Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander. 15 For some have already strayed after Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. 15 For some are already turned aside after Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them. 15 For I am afraid that some of them have already gone astray and now follow Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully. 15 For some have already turned aside after Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 So I want the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their homes. Then no enemy will have any reason to criticize them. 15 But some have already turned away to follow Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling: 15 for already some are turned aside after Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 I will therefore that the younger marry, bear children, rule the house, give no occasion to the adversary in respect of reproach. 15 For already some have turned aside after Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 So I want younger widows to marry, have children, manage their homes, and not give the enemy any chance to ridicule them. 15 Some of them have already turned away to follow Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 Therefore, I want younger women to marry, have children, manage their households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us. 15 For some have already turned away to follow Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, and manage their households, so as to give the adversary no occasion to revile us. 15 For some have already turned away to follow Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 Therefore I want younger widows to marry, to bear children, to manage a household, to give the adversary no opportunity for reproach. 15 For already some have turned away and followed after Satan.

1 Timothy 5:14–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 So here is the advice I give to younger widows. Get married. Have children. Take care of your own homes. Don’t give the enemy the chance to tell lies about you. 15 In fact, some have already turned away to follow Satan.


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