1 Timothy 5:7
1 Timothy 5:3-8 The Message (MSG)
Take care of widows who are destitute. If a widow has family members to take care of her, let them learn that religion begins at their own doorstep and that they should pay back with gratitude some of what they have received. This pleases God immensely. You can tell a legitimate widow by the way she has put all her hope in God, praying to him constantly for the needs of others as well as her own. But a widow who exploits people’s emotions and pocketbooks—well, there’s nothing to her. Tell these things to the people so that they will do the right thing in their extended family. Anyone who neglects to care for family members in need repudiates the faith. That’s worse than refusing to believe in the first place.
1 Timothy 5:7 King James Version (KJV)
And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
1 Timothy 5:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Prescribe these things as well, so that they may be above reproach.
1 Timothy 5:7 New Century Version (NCV)
Tell the believers to do these things so that no one can criticize them.
1 Timothy 5:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
These things also command, that they may be without reproach.
1 Timothy 5:7 New International Version (NIV)
Give the people these instructions, so that no one may be open to blame.
1 Timothy 5:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
And these things command, that they may be blameless.
1 Timothy 5:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Keep instructing [the people to do] these things as well, so that they may be blameless and beyond reproach.
1 Timothy 5:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
Give these instructions to the church so that no one will be open to criticism.