1 Timothy 5:4 - Easy To Read Version

⁴ But if a widow has children or grandchildren, the first thing they need to learn is this: to show respect for their own family \{by helping their parents\}. When they do this, they will be repaying their parents or grandparents. That pleases God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ But if a widow has children or grandchildren, see to it that these are first made to understand that it is their religious duty [to defray their natural obligation to those] at home, and make return to their parents or grandparents [for all their care by contributing to their maintenance], for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Common English Bible

⁴ But if a particular widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to respect their own family and repay their parents, because this pleases God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let her first learn to manage her own household, and to fulfill, in turn, her own obligation to her parents; for this is acceptable before God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ But if any widow have children, or grandchildren, let her learn first to govern her own house, and to make a return of duty to her parents: for this is acceptable before God.

1 Timothy 5:4 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 47:12

Joseph also gave his father, his brothers, and all their people the food that they needed.

Genesis 47:28

Jacob lived in Egypt 17 years. So Jacob was 147 years old.

Job 18:19

He will have no children or grandchildren.\par None of his family will be left alive.\par

Proverbs 31:28

Her children say good things about her.\par Her husband brags about her and says,\par

Isaiah 14:22

The Lord All-Powerful said, “I will stand and fight against those people. I will destroy the famous city, Babylon. I will destroy all the people of Babylon. I will destroy their children, their grandchildren, and their great-grandchildren.” The Lord himself said those things.

Luke 2:51

Jesus went with them to Nazareth. He obeyed everything his parents said. His mother was still thinking about all these things.

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 {\cf2\super [25]} in her family, then she {\cf2\super [26]} should care for them herself. The church should not be troubled to care for them. Then the church will be able to care for the widows who have no living family.

Titus 1:11

An elder {\cf2\super [7]} must \{be able to show that those people are wrong and\} stop them from talking \{about those worthless things\}. Those people are destroying whole families by teaching things that they should not teach. They teach those things only to cheat people and make money.

Judges 12:14

Abdon had 40 sons and 30 grandsons. They rode on 70 donkeys. [100] Abdon was a judge for the people of Israel for eight years.

Ruth 2:18

Ruth carried the grain into town to show her mother-in-law what she had gathered. She also gave her the food that was left from lunch.

Ruth 2:2

One day Ruth (the woman from Moab) said to Naomi, “I think I will go to the fields. Maybe I can find someone that would be kind to me and let me gather the grain he leaves in his field.”