1 Timothy 5:4

New Century Version

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to do their duty to their own family and to repay their parents or grandparents. That pleases God.

Cross References

Genesis 47:12

And Joseph gave his father, his brothers, and everyone who lived with them the food they needed.

Genesis 47:28

Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, so he lived to be one hundred forty-seven years old.

Job 18:19

They have no children or descendants among their people, and no one will be left alive where they once lived.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children speak well of her. Her husband also praises her,

Isaiah 14:22

The Lord All-Powerful says this: “I will fight against those people; I will destroy Babylon and its people, its children and their descendants,” says the Lord.

Luke 2:51

Jesus went with them to Nazareth and was obedient to them. But his mother kept in her mind all that had happened.

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 in her family, she should care for them herself. The church should not have to care for them. Then it will be able to take care of those who are truly widows.

Titus 1:11

These people must be stopped, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach, which they do to get rich by cheating people.

Judges 12:14

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

Ruth 2:18

Ruth carried the grain into town, and her mother-in-law saw how much she had gathered. Ruth also took out the food that was left over from lunch and gave it to Naomi.

Ruth 2:2

One day Ruth, the Moabite, said to Naomi, “I am going to the fields. Maybe someone will be kind enough to let me gather the grain he leaves behind.” Naomi said, “Go, my daughter.”