1 Timothy 5:16
ContextNETBible | If a believing woman 1 has widows in her family, 2 let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need. 3 |
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1 tc Most witnesses (D Ψ Ï sy) have πιστὸς ἤ (pisto" h) before πιστή (pisth), with the resultant meaning “if a believing man or woman.” But such looks to be a motivated reading, perhaps to bring some parity to the responsibilities of men and women listed here, and as a way of harmonizing with v. 4. Further, most of the earliest and best witnesses (א A C F G P 048 33 81 1175 1739 1881 co) lack the πιστὸς ἤ, strengthening the preference for the shorter reading. 2 tn Grk “has widows.” 3 tn Grk “the real widows,” “those who are really widows.” |