1 Timothy 5:1-5 ▼

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.

5 A woman who has no other family members to care for her and who is left all alone has placed her hope in God and devotes herself to petitions and prayers night and day.