3:6), Paul was especially careful … The Responsibility to Widows (1 Timothy 5:3–16) C. The Responsibility to Elders (1 Timothy 5:17–25) D. The Responsibility to Slaves (1 Timothy 6:1, 2) VI. Widows, Elders and Slaves. They and Timothy probably became Christians when Paul first went to the town called Lystra (Acts 14). The form of the Greek word denotes a permanent condition of being forsaken and left without resources. His mother, Eunice, and grandmother, Lois, both believed the *gospel of Christ (2 Timothy 1:5). 5:2 "younger women as sisters, in all purity" Because of (1) Timothy's age and (2) the sexual exploitation of the false teachers (cf. 1 Timothy 5:5 "Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day." The Responsibility to Sinning Members (1 Timothy 5:1, 2) B. I myself thought so for quite awhile, but now I think I see what Paul is getting at.

God, at the very beginning of the Book (Genesis 1-3), when He put Adam and Eve in the Garden, says that they are to dress and keep it, meaning that they are to embellish it, to add to it, and to guard it from deterioration. (1-5) Several directions, with motives for due discharge of duties. V. Instructions Concerning Pastoral Responsibilities (1 Timothy 5:1–6:2) A. Paul's previous word to Timothy was, "keep yourself pure." We are to be diligent in our business in providing for ourselves and our families. Timothy wanted very much to do that. See on 1 Timothy 1:5. “Desolate” (See note on verse 3).
2 Tim. Timothy was the son of a *Gentile father and a *Jewish mother. 5 Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. (6-16) Commentary on 1 Timothy 4:1-5 (Read 1 Timothy 4:1-5) The Holy Spirit, both in the Old and the New Testament, spoke of a general turning from the … 1 Timothy 5:19, KJV: "Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses." Acts 17:28; Romans 1:12; Ephesians 1:15. We owe a duty to God and to the affairs of this life. 1 Timothy 5:8. 1 Timothy 5:19, ESV: "Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses." 1 Timothy 5:5-7. Paul suddenly shifts from talking about choosing elders to a personal word to Timothy. In 2 Timothy 1:3 he speaks of serving God from his forefathers. The writer's thought is probably not confined to Christian faith, but has in view the continuity of Judaism and Christianity. 2 Timothy 1:5 For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well (NASB: Lockman). Treat younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.. 3 Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. (1 Timothy 5:23 RSV) This admonition seems to be out of place in this context. 1 Timothy 5:19 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] 1 Timothy 5:19, NIV: "Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses." Of departures from the faith that began already to appear. For the peculiar collocation of the Greek words, comp. One of the good and necessary consequences that we can draw from 1 Timothy 5:3–16 is that the church is not required to support financially those widows who are able for whatever reason to support themselves.