1 Timothy 5:6 But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.

English Standard Version
but she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.

New American Standard Bible
But she who gives herself to wanton pleasure is dead even while she lives.

King James Bible
But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
however, she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.

International Standard Version
But the self-indulgent widow is just as good as dead.

American Standard Version
But she that giveth herself to pleasure is dead while she liveth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For she that liveth in pleasures, is dead while she is living.

Darby Bible Translation
But she that lives in habits of self-indulgence is dead while living.

Young's Literal Translation
and she who is given to luxury, living -- hath died;

Cross References

Genesis 2:17
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die.

Luke 15:24
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

2 Timothy 3:6
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

James 5:5
You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

Revelation 3:1
And to the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things said he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know your works, that you have a name that you live, and are dead.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

5:3-8 Honour widows that are widows indeed, relieve them, and maintain them. It is the duty of children, if their parents are in need, and they are able to relieve them, to do it to the utmost of their power. Widowhood is a desolate state; but let widows trust in the Lord, and continue in prayer. All who live in pleasure, are dead while they live, spiritually dead, dead in trespasses and sins. Alas, what numbers there are of this description among nominal Christians, even to the latest period of life! If any men or women do not maintain their poor relations, they in effect deny the faith. If they spend upon their lusts and pleasures, what should maintain their families, they have denied the faith, and are worse than infidels. If professors of the gospel give way to any corrupt principle or conduct, they are worse than those who do not profess to believe the doctrines of grace.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

6. she that liveth in pleasure—the opposite of such a widow as is described in 1Ti 5:5, and therefore one utterly undeserving of Church charity. The Greek expresses wanton prodigality and excess [Tittmann]. The root expresses weaving at a fast rate, and so lavish excess (see on [2477]Jas 5:5).

dead while she liveth—dead in the Spirit while alive in the flesh (Mt 8:22; Eph 5:14).