1 Timothy 5:4

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But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these relatives should first learn to put their faith into practice and care for their own family. That way they will repay their parents and grandparents, which is something that pleases God.

Cross References

1 Timothy 2:3

This is good, and it pleases God our Savior,

Luke 2:51

Then he returned to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things like a secret treasure in her heart.

1 Timothy 5:16

If a woman who’s a believer is already taking care of widows, she should continue to help them and not ask the church to care for them instead. That way the church will be able to help widows who have no other options.

Titus 1:11

Those people need to be stopped. They’re disrupting entire families by teaching things they shouldn’t, and they’re doing it just to try to cheat people.