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1 Timothy 5:4-7 Common English Bible (CEB)

4. But if a particular widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to respect their own family and repay their parents, because this pleases God.

5. A widow who is truly needy and all alone puts her hope in God and keeps on going with requests and prayers, night and day.

6. But a widow who tries to live a life of luxury is dead even while she is alive.

7. Teach these things so that the families will be without fault.

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