1 Timothy 5:1-4 ▼

1 Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat younger men like brothers,

2 older women like mothers, and younger women like sisters, with absolute purity.

3 Honor widows who have no other family members to care for them.

4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to respect their own family by repaying their parents, for this is pleasing in God's sight.