1 Timothy 5:1-8

New American Standard Bible

Honor Widows

5 ^(A)Do not sharply rebuke an ^(B)older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, and to ^(C)the younger men as brothers, ² to the older women as mothers, and to the younger women as sisters, in all purity.

³ Honor widows who are actually ^(D)widows; ⁴ but if any widow has children or grandchildren, ^(E)they must first learn to show proper respect for their own family and to give back compensation to their parents; for this is ^(F)acceptable in the sight of God. ⁵ Now she who is actually a ^(G)widow and has been left alone ^(H)has set her hope on God, and she continues in ^(I)requests and prayers night and day. ⁶ But she who ^(J)indulges herself in luxury is ^(K)dead, even while she lives. ^7 [a](L)Give these instructions as well, so that they may be above reproach. ⁸ But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has ^(M)denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.