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1 Timothy 5:1-12 (GN)

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¹ Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat the younger men as your brothers, ² the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with all purity. ³ Show respect for widows who really are all alone. ⁴ But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn first to carry out their religious duties toward their own family and in this way repay their parents and grandparents, because that is what pleases God. ⁵ A widow who is all alone, with no one to take care of her, has placed her hope in God and continues to pray and ask him for his help night and day. ⁶ But a widow who gives herself to pleasure has already died, even though she lives. ⁷ Give them these instructions, so that no one will find fault with them. ⁸ But if any do not take care of their relatives, especially the members of their own family, they have denied the faith and are worse than an unbeliever. ⁹ Do not add any widow to the list of widows unless she is over sixty years of age. In addition, she must have been married only once ¹⁰ and have a reputation for good deeds: a woman who brought up her children well, received strangers in her home, performed humble duties for other Christians, helped people in trouble, and devoted herself to doing good. ¹¹ But do not include younger widows in the list; because when their desires make them want to marry, they turn away from Christ, ¹² and so become guilty of breaking their earlier promise to him.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 1) Anger / Fits of Rage / Bitterness - Do not rebuke an older man harshly
(v. 2) Purity / Sexual Immorality / Adultery - Treat younger women as sisters, with absolute purity
(v. 4) Pleasing God - Caring for your family pleases God
(v. 4) Family / Marriage / Husband / Wife - Caring for your family pleases God
(v. 8) Giving / Contribution - Not giving to family, worst than an unbeliever
(v. 8) Family / Marriage / Husband / Wife - Not giving to family, worst than an unbeliever
(v. 12) Laziness - Bring judgment on themselves - habit of being idle
(v. 12) Speaking / Gossip / Lying / Slander - Bring judgment on themselves - saying things they ought not to

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 2) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 3) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 4) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 5) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 6) Mind of Christ - About Self (part II) (2011-07-16)
(v. 6) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 7) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 7) Jesus with People - Grateful Son (2009-01-18)
(v. 8) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 8) Raising Awesome Kids - Provision and Protection (2008-11-23)
(v. 8) Daughter Needs - Sugar Daddy (2011-08-06)
(v. 8) Jesus with People - Grateful Son (2009-01-18)
(v. 9) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 10) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 11) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)
(v. 12) Day 7 - The Family of God (2011-12-10)