1 Timothy 5:4

God's Word

The children or grandchildren of a widow must first learn to respect their own family by repaying their parents. This is pleasing in God’s sight.

Cross References

Genesis 47:12

Joseph also provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s family with food based on the number of children they had.

Genesis 47:28

Jacob lived in Egypt 17 years, so he lived a total of 147 years.

Job 18:19

He will not have any children or descendants among his people or any survivor where he used to live.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children and her husband stand up and bless her. In addition, he sings her praises, by saying,

Isaiah 14:22

“I’ll rise up against them,” declares the Lord of Armies. “I’ll cut off the name of the survivors from Babylon, its offspring and descendants,” declares the Lord.

Luke 2:51

Then he returned with them to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.

1 Timothy 2:3

This is good and pleases God our Savior.

1 Timothy 5:16

If any woman is a believer and has relatives who are widows, she should help them. In this way the church is not burdened and can help widows who have no families.

Titus 1:11

They must be silenced because they are ruining whole families by teaching what they shouldn’t teach. This is the shameful way they make money.

Judges 12:14

He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons who rode on 70 donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.

Ruth 2:18

She picked it up and went into the town, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gathered. Ruth also took out what she had left over from lunch and gave it to Naomi.

Ruth 2:2

Ruth, who was from Moab, said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field of anyone who will be kind to me. There I will gather the grain left behind by the reapers.” Naomi told her, “Go, my daughter.”