Verse 4

But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 15:4-6 : 4 For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death. 5 But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God; 6 There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.
  • Mark 7:11-13 : 11 But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God, 12 You no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother; 13 Making the word of God of no effect by your rule, which you have given: and a number of other such things you do.
  • John 19:26-27 : 26 So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple who was dear to him, he said to his mother, Mother, there is your son! 27 Then he said to the disciple, There is your mother! And from that hour the disciple took her to his house.
  • 1 Tim 2:3 : 3 This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;
  • Gen 45:10-11 : 10 The land of Goshen will be your living-place, and you will be near me; you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and herds and all you have: 11 And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.
  • Ruth 2:2 : 2 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Now let me go into the field and take up the heads of grain after him in whose eyes I may have grace. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.
  • Ruth 2:18 : 18 And she took it up and went into the town; and she let her mother-in-law see what she had got, and after taking enough for herself she gave her the rest.
  • 1 Sam 22:3-4 : 3 And from there David went to Mizpeh in the land of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and mother come and make their living-place with you till it is clear to me what God will do for me. 4 And he took them to the king of Moab and they went on living with him while David was in his safe place.
  • Job 18:19 : 19 He has no offspring or family among his people, and in his living-place there is no one of his name.
  • Prov 31:28 : 28 Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,
  • Isa 14:22 : 22 For I will come up against them, says the Lord of armies, cutting off from Babylon name and offspring, son and son's son, says the Lord.
  • Gen 47:12 : 12 And Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's people, giving them food for the needs of their families.
  • Gen 47:28 : 28 And Jacob was living in the land of Goshen for seventeen years; so the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.
  • Judg 12:14 : 14 He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.
  • Eph 6:1-3 : 1 Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward), 3 So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.
  • Luke 2:51 : 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.