SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:11
Pero viudas ms jvenes no admitas, porque despus de hacerse licenciosas contra Cristo, quieren casarse.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 5:11
Verse 11. But the younger widows refuse] Do not admit those into this office who are under sixty years of age. Probably those who were received into such a list promised to abide in their widowhood. But as young or comparatively young women might have both occasion and temptations to remarry, and so break their engagement to Christ, they should not be admitted. Not that the apostle condemns their remarrying as a crime in itself, but because it was contrary to their engagement. See on verse 14. Wax wanton] katastrhniaswsi? From kata, intensive, and strhniaw, to act in a luxurious or wanton manner. The word is supposed to be derived from sterein, to remove, and hnia, the rein; and is a metaphor taken from a pampered horse, from whose mouth the rein has been removed, so that there is nothing to check or confine him. The metaphor is plain enough, and the application easy.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. But the younger widows refuse , etc.] To admit them into the number of widows relieved by the church; partly because they are fit for labour, and so can take care of themselves; and partly because they may marry, as the apostle afterwards advises they should, and so would have husbands to take care of them: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ ; that is, being at ease, and without labour, live a wanton, loose, and licentious life, and in carnal lusts and pleasures, contrary to the commands of Christ, and to the reproach and dishonour of his name: they will marry ; not that it would be criminal for them to marry, or that second marriages are unlawful; for the apostle afterwards signifies that it was right, fit, and proper that such should marry; but his sense is, that marriage being the effect of wantonness, would not be so honourable in them, and especially after they had made application to the church for relief, and had declared themselves widows indeed, and desolate, and such as trusted in God, and gave themselves up to supplication and prayer; wherefore it would be much better for them, and more to the credit of religion, to marry first, than afterwards and it would be best not to apply at all to the church; and if they should, it would be most advisable to reject them for the said reasons.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 9-16 - Every one brought into any office in the church, should be free from just censure; and many are proper objects of charity, yet ought not to be employed in public services. Those who would find mercy when the are in distress, must show mercy when they are in prosperity; and thos who show most readiness for every good work, are most likely to be faithful in whatever is trusted to them. Those who are idle, very seldom are only idle, they make mischief among neighbours, and so discord among brethren. All believers are required to relieve thos belonging to their families who are destitute, that the church may no be prevented from relieving such as are entirely destitute an friendless.
Greek Textus Receptus
νεωτερας 3501 δε 1161 χηρας 5503 παραιτου 3868 5737 οταν 3752 γαρ 1063 καταστρηνιασωσιν 2691 5661 του 3588 χριστου 5547 γαμειν 1060 5721 θελουσιν 2309 5719
Vincent's NT Word Studies
11. Younger (newterav). Almost in a positive sense,,young. Not, under sixty years of age.Have begun to wax wanton (katastrhniaswsin). Not, have begun, but rather, whenever they shall come to wax wanton. Comp. 2 Thessalonians i. 10. The compound verb, signifying to feel the sexual impulse, only here, and not in LXX or Class. The simple verb, strhnian to run riot, Apoc. xviii. 7, 9 and the kindred strhnov luxury, Apoc. xviii. 3. See note.
Against Christ (tou Cristou). Their unruly desire withdraws them from serving Christ in his church, and is, therefore, against him. 121 This is the only instance in the Pastorals in which the Christ is used without Jews either before or after. In Paul this is common, both with and without the article.
They will marry (gamein qelousin). Better, they are bent on marrying, or determined to marry. The strong expression wax wanton makes it probable that qelein expresses more than a desire, as Rev. See on Matthews i. 19. Gamein to marry, in the active voice, of the wife, as everywhere in N.T. except 1 Cor. vii. 39. 122
Robertson's NT Word Studies
5:11 {But younger widows refuse} (newteras de ceras paraitou). Present middle imperative as in #4:7. "Beg off from." They lack experience as above and they have other ambitions. {When they have waxed wanton} (hotan katastrnias"sin). First aorist (ingressive) active subjunctive of katastreniaw, late compound (only here and Ignatius), to feel the impulse of sexual desire, but simplex streniaw (#Re 18:7,9). Souter renders it here "exercise youthful vigor against Christ" (tou cristou, genitive case after kata in composition).
