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1 Timothy 5:4

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2The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.Select 1 Timothy 5:2

3Honour widows that are widows indeed.Select 1 Timothy 5:3

4But 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.Select 1 Timothy 5:4

5Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.Select 1 Timothy 5:5

6But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.Select 1 Timothy 5:6

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5:4 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.

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5:4 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.

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