1 Timothy 5:3

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• Deuteronomy 27:19
  Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
• Acts 6:1
  And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
• Deuteronomy 10:18
  He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
• Deuteronomy 14:29
  And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
• Deuteronomy 16:11
  And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there.and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
• 1 Peter 2:17
  Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
• 1 Timothy 5:4-5
  ⁴ 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. ⁵ Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.⁴ But 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. ⁵ The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:6
  Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.
• 1 Timothy 5:16-17
  ¹⁶ If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed. ¹⁷ Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.¹⁶ If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need. ¹⁷ Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
• Matthew 15:6
  And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

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