Ruth 2:18

Good News Translation

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.

Cross References

1 Timothy 5:4

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.

Ruth 2:14

At mealtime Boaz said to Ruth, “Come and have a piece of bread, and dip it in the sauce.” So she sat with the workers, and Boaz passed some roasted grain to her. She ate until she was satisfied, and she still had some food left over.

Ruth 2:17

So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening, and when she had beaten it out, she found she had nearly twenty-five pounds.