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1 Timothy 5:16

16 If any believing 5man or woman has widows, let them 6relieve them, and do not let the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are really widows.

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1 Timothy 5:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care, she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.

1 Timothy 5:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows.

1 Timothy 5:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 If 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.

1 Timothy 5:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 If a woman who is a believer has relatives who are widows, she must take care of them and not put the responsibility on the church. Then the church can care for the widows who are truly alone.

1 Timothy 5:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should care for them herself. The church should not have to care for them. Then it will be able to take care of those who are truly widows.

1 Timothy 5:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 If any woman that believeth hath widows, let her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

1 Timothy 5:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 If any believing man or woman have widows, let them impart relief to them, and let not the assembly be charged, that it may impart relief to those that are widows indeed.

1 Timothy 5:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 If any woman is a believer and has relatives who are widows, she should help them. In this way the church is not burdened and can help widows who have no families. 

1 Timothy 5:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 If any believing woman has widows in her family, she should help them, and the church should not be burdened, so that it can help those who are genuinely widows.

1 Timothy 5:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 If any believing woman has relatives who are really widows, let her assist them; let the church not be burdened, so that it can assist those who are real widows.

1 Timothy 5:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 If any believing woman has widows, she must help them, and the church must not be burdened, in order that it may help those who are truly widows.

1 Timothy 5:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 Suppose a woman is a believer and has widows in her family. She should help them. She shouldn’t let the church pay the expenses. Then the church can help the widows who really need it.

1 Timothy 5:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 If any woman who is a believer has dependent widows, she must assist them and the church must not be burdened, so that it may assist those who are widows indeed.


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