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1 Timothy 5 — Sermon Preparation
Paul gives detailed instructions on the care of widows and the proper honor and discipline of elders in the congregation. Below is a research summary for 1 Timothy 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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1 Timothy 5 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| χῆρος | chḗra | G5503 | 8 | widow |
| νέος | néos | G3501 | 4 | new, young |
| ἐπαρκέω | eparkéō | G1884 | 3 | relieve |
| πρεσβύτερος | presbýteros | G4245 | 4 | elder, old |
| πρόδηλος | pródēlos | G4271 | 2 | evident, manifest beforehand |
| μηδείς | mēdeís | G3367 | 3 | any, no, none, not |
| ἐπακολουθέω | epakolouthéō | G1872 | 2 | follow |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on 1 Timothy 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Care must be taken that ministers are maintained. And those who are laborious in this work are worthy of double honour and esteem. It is their just due, as much as the reward of the labourer. The apostle charges Timothy solemnly to guard against partiality. We have great need to watch at all times, that we do not partake of other men's sins. Keep thyself pure, not only from doing the like thyself, but from countenancing it, or any way helping to it in others. The apostle also charges Timothy to take care of his health. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Timothy 5:17–30 (Public Domain)
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