1 Timothy 5:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Nephews

Judges 12:14

Isaiah 14:22

Learn

Piety

Matthew 15:4

Mark 7:11

To requite

Good

1 Timothy 2:3

General references

Genesis 45:11

Bible References

Nephews

He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.

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.

Learn

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.

Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,

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.

So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple who was dear to him, he said to his mother, Mother, there is your son!

Piety

For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

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,

To requite

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:

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.

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.

Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.

Good

This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;

General references

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.