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

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Piety

Matthew 15:4

Mark 7:11

To requite

Good

1 Timothy 2:3

General references

Genesis 45:11

Bible References

Nephews

And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons that rode on seventy he asses, and he judged Israel eight years.

For I will rise up upon them, saith the LORD of the hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name and remnant and son and nephew, saith the LORD.

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And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab, and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth and be with you until I know what God will make of me.

Koph Her sons rose up and called her blessed; her husband also, and he praised her.

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto them, but his mother kept all these things in her heart.

When Jesus therefore saw his mother and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he said unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

Piety

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother, and, He that curses father or mother, let him die without recourse.

But ye say, It is enough if a man shall say to his father or mother, It is all Corban, (that is to say, my gift to God) whatever with which thou mightest be profited by me.

To requite

And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou and thy sons and thy sons' sons and thy herds and thy cows and all that thou hast.

And Joseph nourished his father and his brethren, and all his father's household with bread, according to their families.

And Ruth, the Moabitess, said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field and glean ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Good

For this is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Saviour,

General references

And there I will nourish thee, for yet there are five years of famine, lest thou and thy household and all that thou hast perish of poverty.