1 Timothy 5:4

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

3 Honor the widows who are truly widows.

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.

6 But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety toward their own family and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
ASV
But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
DARBY
but if any widow have children or descendants, let them learn first to be pious as regards their own house, and to render a return on their side to [their] parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
BLB
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn to be devout first to [their] own household and to give back recompense to parents, for this is acceptable before God.
ÅB
Men har en enke barn eller barnebarn, da skal disse først lære å vise sin gudsfrykt mot sin egen slekt og gi sine foreldre vederlag; for dette er tekkelig i Guds øyne.
OTB
men hvis en enke har barn eller barnebarn, må de lære å vise respekt for sitt eget hus og gi noe tilbake til sine foreldre; for dette er akseptabelt i Guds øyne.
B1930
Men har en enke barn eller barnebarn, da skal disse først lære å vise sin gudsfrykt mot sin egen slekt og gi sine foreldre vederlag; for dette er tekkelig i Guds øine.

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