1 Timothy 5:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn to serve God by taking care of her, as she once took care of them. This is what God wants them to do.

Cross References

Genesis 47:12

Joseph also provided food for their families.

Genesis 47:28

Jacob himself lived there for seventeen years, before dying at the age of one hundred and forty-seven.

Job 18:19

without any children to carry on their name.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children praise her, and with great pride her husband says,

Isaiah 14:22

The LORD All-Powerful has promised to attack Babylonia and destroy everyone there, so that none of them will ever be remembered again.

Luke 2:51

Jesus went back to Nazareth with his parents and obeyed them. His mother kept on thinking about all that had happened.

1 Timothy 2:3

This kind of prayer is good, and it pleases God our Saviour.

1 Timothy 5:16

If a woman who is a follower has any widows in her family, she should help them. This will keep the church from having that burden, and then the church can help widows who are really in need.

Titus 1:11

But you must make them be quiet. They are after money, and they upset whole families by teaching what they should not.

Ruth 2:18

She took the grain to town and showed Naomi how much she had picked up. Ruth also gave her the food left over from her lunch.