1 Timothy 5:4

New International Reader's Version

But suppose a widow has children or grandchildren. They should first learn to put their faith into practice. They should care for their own family. In that way they will pay back their parents and grandparents. That pleases God.

Cross References

Genesis 47:12

Joseph also provided food for his father and brothers. He provided for them and the rest of his father’s family. He gave them enough for all their children.

Genesis 47:28

Jacob lived 17 years in Egypt. He lived a total of 147 years.

Job 18:19

Their family dies out among their people. No one is left where they used to live.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children stand up and call her blessed. Her husband also rises up, and he praises her.

Isaiah 14:22

“I will rise up against them,” announces the Lord who rules over all. “I will destroy Babylon. It will not be remembered anymore. No one will be left alive there. I will destroy its people and their children after them,” announces the Lord.

Luke 2:51

Then he went back to Nazareth with them, and he obeyed them. But his mother kept all these things like a secret treasure in her heart.

1 Timothy 2:3

This is good, and it pleases God our Savior.

1 Timothy 5:16

Suppose a woman is a believer and takes care of widows. She should continue to help them. She shouldn’t let the church pay the expenses. Then the church can help the widows who really need it.

Titus 1:11

They must be stopped. They are making trouble for entire families. They do this by teaching things they shouldn’t. They do these things to cheat people.

Judges 12:14

He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons. They rode on 70 donkeys. Abdon led Israel for eight years.

Ruth 2:18

She carried it back to town. Her mother-in-law saw how much she had gathered. Ruth also brought out the food left over from the lunch Boaz had given her. She gave it to Naomi.

Ruth 2:2

Ruth, who was from Moab, spoke to Naomi. Ruth said, “Let me go out to the fields. I’ll pick up the grain that has been left. I’ll do it behind anyone who is pleased with me.” Naomi said to her, “My daughter, go ahead.”