If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “faithful” (πιστὸς) before or here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ἡ) before church here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
εἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.πιστὴpistēmanπιστός (pistos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “man”, the subject formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.manἔχειecheihaveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.haveχήραςchēraswidowsχήρα (chēra)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “widows”, the object formG5503a widow.widowsἐπαρκείτωeparkeitōlet them relieveἐπαρκέω (eparkeō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “let them relieve”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1884I aid, relieve, do service, render help, am strong enough for.This verse uses “relieve”.let them relieveαὐταῖςautaisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notβαρείσθωbareisthōbe chargedβαρέω (bareō)verb, present passive imperative, 3rd person singular — “be charged”, an ongoing or repeated actionG916I weight, load, burden, lit. and met.be chargedἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίαekklēsiaassemblyἐκκλησίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “assembly”, the subject formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄντωςontōsindeedὄντωςadverb — “indeed”G3689really, truly, actually.indeedχήραιςchēraiswidowχήρα (chēra)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “widow”, the to- or for-formG5503a widow.ἐπαρκέσῃeparkesēto helpἐπαρκέω (eparkeō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to help”, a single actionG1884I aid, relieve, do service, render help, am strong enough for.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
πιστὸςpistosmanπιστόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.
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American Standard Version (1901)
If any woman that believeth hath widows, let her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
Young’s Literal Translation
If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.
World English Bible
If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened, that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.
Darby Translation
If any believing man or woman have widows, let them impart relief to them, and let not the assembly be charged, that it may impart relief to those [that are] widows indeed.
Douay-Rheims
If any of the faithful have widows, let him minister to them, and let not the church be charged: that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed.
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