1 Timothy 5:14
1 Timothy 5:14 New International Version (NIV)
So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.
1 Timothy 5:11-15 The Message (MSG)
Don’t put young widows on this list. No sooner will they get on than they’ll want to get off, obsessed with wanting to get a husband rather than serving Christ in this way. By breaking their word, they’re liable to go from bad to worse, frittering away their days on empty talk, gossip, and trivialities. No, I’d rather the young widows go ahead and get married in the first place, have children, manage their homes, and not give critics any foothold for finding fault. Some of them have already left and gone after Satan.
1 Timothy 5:14 King James Version (KJV)
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
1 Timothy 5:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, bear children, keep house, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach
1 Timothy 5:14 New Century Version (NCV)
So I want the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their homes. Then no enemy will have any reason to criticize them.
1 Timothy 5:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling
1 Timothy 5:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
1 Timothy 5:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and not give opponents of the faith any occasion for slander.
1 Timothy 5:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them.