1 Timothy 5:7

5:7 Reinforce these commands, so that they will be beyond reproach.

1 Timothy 5:12

5:12 and so incur judgment for breaking their former pledge.

tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

tn Grk “and command these things.”

tn Grk “incurring judgment because they reject their first faith.”

sn The pledge refers most likely to a vow not to remarry undertaken when a widow is put on the list (cf. 1 Tim 5:9).