MANNAFEST

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

KJV

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ASV

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:

WEB

So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

YLT

I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;

DBT

I will therefore that the younger marry, bear children, rule the house, give no occasion to the adversary in respect of reproach.

About this book

New Testament

1 TimothyPaul's first pastoral letter to his son in the faith. Guarding the deposit: sound doctrine, church order, pastoral responsibility.

Author
Paul (1:1)
Date
c. AD 62–66, from Macedonia after a first release

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