1 Timothy 5 · Verse 7

1 Timothy 5:7

And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
1 Timothy 5:7, King James Version

1 Timothy 5:7 in other translations

BSBGive these instructions to the believers, so that they will be above reproach.
WEBAlso command these things, that they may be without reproach.
ASVThese things also command, that they may be without reproach.
YLTand these things charge, that they may be blameless;
DARBYAnd these things enjoin, that they may be irreproachable.
BBEGive orders to this effect, so that no evil may be said of anyone.
WebsterAnd these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

What does 1 Timothy 5:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. these things--just now spoken (1Ti 5:5, 6). that they may be blameless--namely, the widows supported by the Church.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 7. 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.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Timothy 5:3-8

Honour widows that are widows indeed, relieve them, and maintain them. It is the duty of children, if their parents are in need, and they are able to relieve them, to do it to the utmost of their power. Widowhood is a desolate state; but let widows trust in the Lord, and continue in prayer. All who live in pleasure, are dead while they live, spiritually dead, dead in trespasses and sins. Alas, what numbers there are…

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1 Timothy 5:7 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAlsoG2532
ταῦταtautathese thingsG3778
παράγγελλε,parangelledo command,G3853
ἵναinaso thatG2443
ἀνεπίλημπτοιanepilēmptoiabove reproachG423
ὦσιν.¶ōsinthey may be.G1510

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Timothy 5:7

  • 1 Timothy 4:11

    These things command and teach.

  • Titus 2:15

    These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

  • 2 Timothy 4:1

    I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

  • Titus 1:13

    This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

  • 1 Timothy 1:3

    As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

  • 1 Timothy 6:17

    Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:3; 4:11; 6:17; 2Ti 4:1; Tit 1:13; 2:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Timothy 5:6

    But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.

  • 1 Timothy 5:7

    And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

  • 1 Timothy 5:8

    But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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1 Timothy 5:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Denuncia pues estas cosas, para que sean sin reprensión.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ordonne aussi ces choses, afin qu’elles soient irrépréhensibles.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dies gebiete, auf daß sie unsträflich seien.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et hoc præcipe, ut irreprehensibiles sint.