The Support of Widows
3 Support 5:3 Lit Honor widows 5:3 Ex 22:22; Jms 1:27 who are genuinely in need. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn to practice godliness toward their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God. 8 But if anyone does not provide 5:8 Rm 12:17; 2Co 8:21 for his own family, especially for his own household, he has denied the faith 5:8 Mt 10:33; Php 1:27; 1Tm 1:2; 2Pt 2:1; Jd 4; Rv 2:13 and is worse than an unbeliever.
16 If any 5:16 Other mss add believing man or believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it can help widows in genuine need.