Bible in Basic English
"Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night."
— 1 Timothy 5:5, Bible in Basic English
“Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.”
To the older women as to mothers, to the younger as to sisters, with a clean heart.
Give honour to widows who are truly widows.
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.
Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.
But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living.
Give orders to this effect, so that no evil may be said of anyone.
If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.