and is well known for good works #– #that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.
1 Timothy 5:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If any believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it can help widows in genuine need. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If any believing woman or believing man has [relatives or persons in the household who are] widows, let him relieve them; let the church not be burdened [with them], so that it may [be free to] assist those who are truly widows (those who are all alone and are dependent). American Standard Version (1901) If any woman that believeth hath widows, let her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed. Common English Bible If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should take care of them and not burden the church, so that it can help other widows who are truly needy. Catholic Public Domain Version If any among the faithful have widows, let him minister to them and not burden the Church, so that there may be enough for those who are true widows. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If any of the faithful have widows, let him minister to them, and let not the church be charged: that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed. |
and is well known for good works #– #that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.
But if anyone does not provide for his own family, especially for his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
No widow is to be enrolled on the list for support unless she is at least sixty years old, has been the wife of one husband,