Genesis 47:12 - Plain English Version12 And Joseph gave food to his father, and his brothers, and the rest of his father’s family. He made sure that each brother always had enough food for their whole family. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176912 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition12 And Joseph supplied his father and his brethren and all his father's household with food, according to [the needs of] their families. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible12 Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers, and his father’s entire household, in proportion to the number of children. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version12 And he fed them, along with all his father's house, providing portions of food to each one. Ver Capítulo |
But if a widow has family, that is, if she has some kids or grand-kids that are old enough to look after her, then they have to do that. It is not the church’s job. Those younger people have to remember that they were kids once, and the woman that looked after them at that time is now a widow, so now it is their job to look after her. If we do that, God is happy with us.
You sometimes hear people say, “If we train our bodies, we will get fit so that we can play sport and live better lives, and that is good for us now. But if we train our spirits to respect God and take notice of him, we will not only live better lives now, but we will live a lot better in the life that will come after we die, just like God promised us. That is a lot better for us.” Well, those words are true, and everybody has to follow that message.
God made us Jesus’s special workers, and he sent us to you. But we didn’t say, “We are Jesus’s special workers, so we are your bosses, and you have to do what we say.” No, we didn’t talk like that. We were like little kids with you. We talked easy to you. We were good to you, like a mother taking care of her kids.