1 Timothy 5:4

“But 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.”

"But 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." - 1 Timothy 5:4
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What does 1 Timothy 5:4 mean?

The verse 1 Timothy 5:4 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "But 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." This verse is found in the first epistle…

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Honoring Generations: A Devotional on 1 Timothy 5:4

In the hustle and bustle of modern life, we often overlook the importance of honoring our elders and the responsibilities that come with family relationships. 1 Timothy 5:4 (KJV) reminds us of this vital duty, stating, "But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn…

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A Prayer for Honoring Family and Upholding Piety

Heavenly Father, As I come before You in prayer, I am reminded of the exhortation found in 1 Timothy 5:4, which states, "But 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…

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1 Timothy 5:4 - "But 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."
1 Timothy 4:5 - "For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
1 Timothy 4:4-5 - "For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer."
"For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer." - 1 Timothy 4:5
2 Timothy 4:5
1 Timothy 1:5
1 Timothy 5:3 - "Honour widows that are widows indeed."
1 Timothy 4:15
1 Timothy 5:15 - "For some are already turned aside after Satan."
2 Timothy 4 7
1 Timothy 4:11 - "These things command and teach."
1 Timothy 4:4 - "For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:"
1 Timothy 5:2 - "The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity."
1 Timothy 5:1 - "Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;"
1 Timothy 5:7 - "And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless."
"For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer." - 1 Timothy 4:4-5
1 Timothy 5:19 - "Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses."
"Honour widows that are widows indeed." - 1 Timothy 5:3
1 Timothy 4:9 - "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation."
1 Timothy 5:5 - "Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day."
1 Timothy 5:6 - "But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth."
1 Timothy 5:20 - "Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear."
1 Timothy 1:5 - "Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
2 Timothy 4:5 - "But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry."
1 Timothy 5:24 - "Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after."
1 Timothy 5:23 - "Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities."
1 Timothy 4:13 - "Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine."
"For some are already turned aside after Satan." - 1 Timothy 5:15
1 Timothy 4:2 - "Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;"