American King James Version
"But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. "
— 1 Timothy 5:4, American King James Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.”
“But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.”
“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.”
“But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.”
“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.”
Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brothers;
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
Honor widows that are widows indeed.
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusts in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.
But she that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.
And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.