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1 Timothy 5:4-8 Instructions for Church Leaders

4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.

5 The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.

6 But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.

7 Give the people these instructions, too, so that no one may be open to blame.

8 If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Cross References for 1 Timothy 5:4-8

Genesis 4:7 - If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is c... Click to read the verse Genesis 4:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 4:7

Romans 12:1 - Living Sacrifices Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies... Click to read the verse Romans 12:1 Click to read the verse Romans 12:1

Romans 14:18 - because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. Click to read the verse Romans 14:18 Click to read the verse Romans 14:18

Ruth 2:2 - And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain b... Click to read the verse Ruth 2:2 Click to read the verse Ruth 2:2

Luke 2:51 - Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all ... Click to read the verse Luke 2:51 Click to read the verse Luke 2:51

Ephesians 6:1 - Children and Parents Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:1 Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:1

Proverbs 31:28 - Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Click to read the verse Proverbs 31:28 Click to read the verse Proverbs 31:28

Genesis 47:28 - Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven. Click to read the verse Genesis 47:28 Click to read the verse Genesis 47:28

Genesis 47:12 - Joseph also provided his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with food, acco... Click to read the verse Genesis 47:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 47:12

Ephesians 6:1-3 - Children and Parents Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:1-3 Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:1-3

Genesis 45:11 - I will provide for you there, because five years of famine are still to come. Otherwise you and... Click to read the verse Genesis 45:11 Click to read the verse Genesis 45:11

Matthew 15:4-6 - For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must b... Click to read the verse Matthew 15:4-6 Click to read the verse Matthew 15:4-6

Genesis 45:10-11 - You shall live in the region of Goshen and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, you... Click to read the verse Genesis 45:10-11 Click to read the verse Genesis 45:10-11

Proverbs 30:11 - “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers; Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:11 Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:11

James 1:27 - Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and w... Click to read the verse James 1:27 Click to read the verse James 1:27

Job 18:19 - He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived. Click to read the verse Job 18:19 Click to read the verse Job 18:19

Judges 12:14 - He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel eight years. Click to read the verse Judges 12:14 Click to read the verse Judges 12:14

Ruth 2:18 - She carried it back to town, and her mother-in-law saw how much she had gathered. Ruth also bro... Click to read the verse Ruth 2:18 Click to read the verse Ruth 2:18

1 Samuel 22:3 - From there David went to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab, “Would you let my father ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 22:3 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 22:3

John 19:26-27 - When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his... Click to read the verse John 19:26-27 Click to read the verse John 19:26-27

1 Samuel 22:3-4 - From there David went to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab, “Would you let my father ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 22:3-4 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 22:3-4

Isaiah 14:22 - “I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will cut off from Babylon her nam... Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:22 Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:22

1 Timothy 2:3 - This is good, and pleases God our Savior, Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:3 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:3

Mark 7:11-13 - But you say that if a man says to his father or mother: ‘Whatever help you might otherwise have... Click to read the verse Mark 7:11-13 Click to read the verse Mark 7:11-13

Ephesians 5:10 - and find out what pleases the Lord. Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:10 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:10