1 Timothy 5:4

Easy To Read Version

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, the first thing they need to learn is this: to show respect for their own family \{by helping their parents\}. When they do this, they will be repaying their parents or grandparents. That pleases God.

Cross References

Genesis 47:12

Joseph also gave his father, his brothers, and all their people the food that they needed.

Genesis 47:28

Jacob lived in Egypt 17 years. So Jacob was 147 years old.

Job 18:19

He will have no children or grandchildren.\par None of his family will be left alive.\par

Proverbs 31:28

Her children say good things about her.\par Her husband brags about her and says,\par

Isaiah 14:22

The Lord All-Powerful said, “I will stand and fight against those people. I will destroy the famous city, Babylon. I will destroy all the people of Babylon. I will destroy their children, their grandchildren, and their great-grandchildren.” The Lord himself said those things.

Luke 2:51

Jesus went with them to Nazareth. He obeyed everything his parents said. His mother was still thinking about all these things.

1 Timothy 2:3

This is good and it pleases God our Savior.

1 Timothy 5:16

If any woman who is a believer has widows {\cf2\super [25]} in her family, then she {\cf2\super [26]} should care for them herself. The church should not be troubled to care for them. Then the church will be able to care for the widows who have no living family.

Titus 1:11

An elder {\cf2\super [7]} must \{be able to show that those people are wrong and\} stop them from talking \{about those worthless things\}. Those people are destroying whole families by teaching things that they should not teach. They teach those things only to cheat people and make money.

Judges 12:14

Abdon had 40 sons and 30 grandsons. They rode on 70 donkeys. [100] Abdon was a judge for the people of Israel for eight years.

Ruth 2:18

Ruth carried the grain into town to show her mother-in-law what she had gathered. She also gave her the food that was left from lunch.

Ruth 2:2

One day Ruth (the woman from Moab) said to Naomi, “I think I will go to the fields. Maybe I can find someone that would be kind to me and let me gather the grain he leaves in his field.”