1 Timothy 5:4

Good News Translation

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn first to carry out their religious duties toward their own family and in this way repay their parents and grandparents, because that is what pleases God.

Cross References

Genesis 47:12

Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers, and all the rest of his father's family, including the very youngest.

Genesis 47:28

Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, until he was a hundred and forty-seven years old.

Job 18:19

They have no descendants, no survivors.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children show their appreciation, and her husband praises her.

Isaiah 14:22

The Lord Almighty says, “I will attack Babylon and bring it to ruin. I will leave nothing—no children, no survivors at all. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Luke 2:51

So Jesus went back with them to Nazareth, where he was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.

1 Timothy 2:3

This is good and it pleases God our Savior,

1 Timothy 5:16

But if any Christian woman has widows in her family, she must take care of them and not put the burden on the church, so that it may take care of the widows who are all alone.

Titus 1:11

It is necessary to stop their talk, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching what they should not, and all for the shameful purpose of making money.

Judges 12:14

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. Abdon led Israel for eight years,

Ruth 2:18

She took the grain back into town and showed her mother-in-law how much she had gathered. She also gave her the food left over from the meal.

Ruth 2:2

One day Ruth said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields to gather the grain that the harvest workers leave. I am sure to find someone who will let me work with him.” Naomi answered, “Go ahead, daughter.”