1 Timothy 5:16

James Moffatt - New Testament

Any believer, man or woman, who has widowed relatives, must give them relief; the church is not to be burdened with them; she has to relieve the widows who really need relief.

Cross References

1 Timothy 5:8

Whoever does not provide for his own relatives and particularly for his own family, has repudiated the faith: he is worse than an infidel.

1 Timothy 5:9

No one under sixty is to be put on the church's list of widows; and she must have been only once married,

1 Timothy 5:10

she must have a reputation for good service, as a woman who has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, relieved distress, and interested herself in all good works.