WEB
KJV
14. I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
ASV
14. I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:
ESV
14. So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
ERVEN
14. So I want the younger widows to marry, have children, and take care of their homes. If they do this, our enemy will not have any reason to criticize them.
NLT
14. So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them.
NET
14. So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.
NLV
14. I think it is best for younger women whose husbands have died to get married. They should have children and care for their own homes. Then no one can speak against them.
HCSB
14. Therefore, I want younger women to marry, have children, manage their households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us.
YLT
14. I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;
LITV
14. Therefore, I desire the young women to marry, to bear children, to rule the house, giving no occasion to the adversary on account of reproach.
RV
14. I desire therefore that the younger {cf15i widows} marry, bear children, rule the household, give none occasion to the adversary for reviling:
NCV
14. So I want the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their homes. Then no enemy will have any reason to criticize them.
MKJV
14. Therefore I want the younger ones to marry, bear children, guide the house, giving no occasion to the adversary because of reproach.
AKJV
14. I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
LXXEN
KJV
14. I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
AMP
14. So I would have younger [widows] marry, bear children, guide the household, [and] not give opponents of the faith occasion for slander or reproach.
KJVP
14. I will G1014 V-PNI-1S therefore G3767 CONJ that the younger women G3501 A-APF-C marry G1060 V-PAN , bear children G5041 V-PAN , guide the house G3616 V-PAN , give G1325 V-PAN none G3367 A-ASF occasion G874 N-ASF to the G3588 T-DSM adversary G480 V-PNP-DSM to speak reproachfully G5484 ADV .
YLT
14. I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;
ASV
14. I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:
WEB
14. I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for reviling.
NASB
14. So I would like younger widows to marry, have children, and manage a home, so as to give the adversary no pretext for maligning us.
ESV
14. So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
RV
14. I desire therefore that the younger {cf15i widows} marry, bear children, rule the household, give none occasion to the adversary for reviling:
RSV
14. So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, rule their households, and give the enemy no occasion to revile us.
NKJV
14. Therefore I desire that [the] younger [widows] marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
MKJV
14. Therefore I want the younger ones to marry, bear children, guide the house, giving no occasion to the adversary because of reproach.
AKJV
14. I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
NRSV
14. So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, and manage their households, so as to give the adversary no occasion to revile us.
NIV
14. So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.
NIRV
14. So here is the advice I give to younger widows. Get married. Have children. Take care of your own homes. Don't give the enemy the chance to tell lies about you.
NLT
14. So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them.
MSG
14. No, I'd rather the young widows go ahead and get married in the first place, have children, manage their homes, and not give critics any foothold for finding fault.
GNB
14. So I would prefer that the younger widows get married, have children, and take care of their homes, so as to give our enemies no chance of speaking evil of us.
NET
14. So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.
ERVEN
14. So I want the younger widows to marry, have children, and take care of their homes. If they do this, our enemy will not have any reason to criticize them.