Holy Scripture
1 Timothy 5:4
A church father on this verse
“"But if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents." Observe the discretion of Paul; how often he urges men from human considerations. For he does not here lay down any great and lofty motive, but one that is easy to be understood: "to requite the…”
Source: KJV New Testament
Original
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.
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In context
2The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
3Honour widows that are widows indeed.
— 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.
6But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.