But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn to practise godliness towards their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God.
Ruth 2:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised She picked up the grain and went into the town, where her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. She brought out what she had left over from her meal and gave it to her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And she took it up and went into the town; she showed her mother-in-law what she had gleaned, and she also brought forth and gave her the food she had reserved after she was satisfied. American Standard Version (1901) And she took it up, and went into the city; and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth and gave to her that which she had left after she was sufficed. Common English Bible She picked it up and went into town. Her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. She brought out what she had left over after eating her fill and gave it to her. Catholic Public Domain Version Carrying this, she returned into the city and showed it to her mother-in-law. Moreover, she offered it to her and even gave her the leftovers of her food, with which she had been satisfied. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Which she took up and returned into the city, and shewed it to her mother-in-law: Moreover she brought out, and gave her of the remains of her meat, wherewith she had been filled. |
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn to practise godliness towards their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God.
At mealtime Boaz told her, ‘Come over here and have some bread and dip it in the vinegar sauce.’ So she sat beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain. She ate and was satisfied and had some left over.
So Ruth gathered corn in the field until evening. She beat out what she had gathered, and it was about twenty litres of barley.