1 Timothy 5:3-4,8

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3Honor the widows who are truly widows.
4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
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8If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
— 1 Timothy 5:3-4,8

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