Verse 4

But{G1161} if{G1487} any{G5100} widow{G5503} hath{G2192} children{G5043} or{G2228} grandchildren,{G1549} let them learn{G3129} first{G4412} to show piety{G2151} towards their own family,{G3624} and{G2532} to{G591} requite{G287} their parents:{G4269} for{G1063} this{G5124} is{G2076} acceptable{G587} in the sight{G1799} of God.{G2316}

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 15:4-6 : 4 For{G1063} God{G2316} said,{G1781} Honor{G5091} thy{G4675} father{G3962} and{G2532} thy{G4675} mother:{G3384} and,{G2532} He that speaketh evil{G2551} of father{G3962} or{G2228} mother,{G3384} let him die{G5053} the death.{G2288} 5 But{G1161} ye{G5210} say,{G3004} whosoever{G3739} shall{G302} say{G2036} to{G3962} his father{G3962} or{G2228} his mother,{G3384} That{G3739} wherewith{G3739} thou mightest have been profited{G5623} by{G1537} me{G1700} is given{G1435} [to God]; 6 he shall{G3361} not{G3756} honor{G5091} his{G846} father.{G3962} And{G2532} ye have made void{G208} the word of God{G2316} because of{G1223} your{G5216} tradition.{G3862}
  • Mark 7:11-13 : 11 but{G1161} ye{G5210} say,{G3004} If{G1437} a man{G444} shall say{G2036} to his father{G3962} or{G2228} his mother,{G3384} That{G3739} wherewith{G1437} thou mightest have been profited{G5623} by{G3739} me{G1700} is Corban,{G2878} that{G3739} is to say,{G2076} Given{G1435} [to God]; 12 ye{G2532} no longer{G3765} suffer{G863} him{G846} to do{G4160} aught{G3762} for{G3962} his{G846} father{G3962} or{G2228} his{G846} mother;{G3384} 13 making{G208} void{G208} the word{G3056} of God{G2316} by your{G5216} tradition,{G3862} which{G3739} ye have delivered:{G3860} and{G2532} many{G4183} such{G5108} like things{G3946} ye do.{G4160}
  • John 19:26-27 : 26 When Jesus{G2424} therefore{G3767} saw{G1492} his mother,{G3384} and{G2532} the disciple{G3101} standing by{G3936} whom{G3739} he loved,{G25} he saith{G3004} unto his{G846} mother,{G3384} Woman,{G1135} behold{G2400} thy{G4675} son!{G5207} 27 Then{G1534} saith he{G3004} to the disciple,{G3101} Behold,{G2400} thy{G4675} mother!{G3384} And{G2532} from{G575} that{G1565} hour{G5610} the disciple{G3101} took{G2983} her{G846} unto{G1519} his own{G2398} [home].
  • 1 Tim 2:3 : 3 {G1063} This{G5124} is good{G2570} and{G2532} acceptable{G587} in the sight of{G1799} God{G2316} our{G2257} Saviour;{G4990}
  • Gen 45:10-11 : 10 and thou shalt dwell{H3427} in the land{H776} of Goshen,{H1657} and thou shalt be near{H7138} unto me, thou, and thy children,{H1121} and thy children's{H1121} children,{H1121} and thy flocks,{H6629} and thy herds,{H1241} and all that thou hast: 11 and there will I nourish{H3557} thee; for there are yet five{H2568} years{H8141} of famine;{H7458} lest thou come to poverty,{H3423} thou, and thy household,{H1004} and all that thou hast.
  • Ruth 2:2 : 2 And Ruth{H7327} the Moabitess{H4125} said{H559} unto Naomi,{H5281} Let me now go{H3212} to the field,{H7704} and glean{H3950} among the ears of grain{H7641} after{H310} him in whose sight{H5869} I shall find{H4672} favor.{H2580} And she said{H559} unto her, Go,{H3212} my daughter.{H1323}
  • Ruth 2:18 : 18 And she took it up,{H5375} and went{H935} into the city;{H5892} and her mother-in-law{H2545} saw{H7200} what she had gleaned:{H3950} and she brought forth{H3318} and gave{H5414} to her that which she had left{H3498} after she was sufficed.{H7648}
  • 1 Sam 22:3-4 : 3 And David{H1732} went{H3212} thence to Mizpeh{H4708} of Moab:{H4124} and he said{H559} unto the king{H4428} of Moab,{H4124} Let my father{H1} and my mother,{H517} I pray thee, come forth,{H3318} [and be] with you, till I know{H3045} what God{H430} will do{H6213} for me. 4 And he brought{H5148} them before{H6440} the king{H4428} of Moab:{H4124} and they dwelt{H3427} with him all the while{H3117} that David{H1732} was in the stronghold.{H4686}
  • Job 18:19 : 19 He shall have neither son{H5209} nor son's{H5220} son among his people,{H5971} Nor any remaining{H8300} where he sojourned.{H4033}
  • Prov 31:28 : 28 Her children{H1121} rise up,{H6965} and call her blessed;{H833} Her husband{H1167} [also], and he praiseth{H1984} her, [saying]:
  • Isa 14:22 : 22 And I will rise up{H6965} against them, saith{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} and cut off{H3772} from Babylon{H894} name{H8034} and remnant,{H7605} and son{H5209} and son's son,{H5220} saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}
  • Gen 47:12 : 12 And Joseph{H3130} nourished{H3557} his father,{H1} and his brethren,{H251} and all his father's{H1} household,{H1004} with bread,{H3899} according{H6310} to their families.{H2945}
  • Gen 47:28 : 28 And Jacob{H3290} lived{H2421} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} seventeen{H6240} years:{H8141} so the days of Jacob,{H3290} the years{H8141} of his life, were a hundred{H3967} forty{H705} and seven{H7651} years.{H8141}
  • Judg 12:14 : 14 And he had forty{H705} sons{H1121} and thirty{H7970} sons' sons,{H1121} that rode{H7392} on threescore and ten{H7657} ass colts:{H5895} and he judged{H8199} Israel{H3478} eight{H8083} years.{H8141}
  • Eph 6:1-3 : 1 Children,{G5043} obey{G5219} your{G5216} parents{G1118} in{G1722} the Lord:{G2962} for{G1063} this{G5124} is{G2076} right.{G1342} 2 Honor{G5091} thy{G4675} father{G3962} and{G2532} mother{G3384} (which{G3748} is{G2076} the first{G4413} commandment{G1785} with{G1722} promise),{G1860} 3 that{G2443} it may be{G1096} well{G2095} with thee,{G4671} and{G2532} thou mayest{G2071} live long{G3118} on{G1909} the earth.{G1093}
  • Luke 2:51 : 51 And{G2532} he went down{G2597} with{G3326} them,{G846} and{G2532} came{G2064} to{G1519} Nazareth;{G3478} and{G2532} he was{G2258} subject unto{G5293} them:{G846} and{G2532} his{G846} mother{G3384} kept{G1301} all{G3956} [these]{G5023} sayings{G4487} in{G1722} her{G846} heart.{G2588}