1 Timothy 5:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Timothy 5:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Timothy 5:4 is a verse from the book of 1 Timothy in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Timothy 5:4 — 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. piety: or, kindness”
— 1 Timothy 5:4 (KJV)
1 Timothy 5:4 in Context — About the Book of 1 Timothy
1 Timothy is a veteran's field manual for a young pastor in Ephesus — sound doctrine, qualified leaders, care for widows, contentment over the love of money, and fighting the good fight of faith. It urges prayers for kings and all in authority so believers can live peaceful, godly lives.
Cross-References for 1 Timothy 5:4
“(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 5:4: any, children, let
“And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 5:4: shew, good, god
“And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. boughs of goodly trees: Heb. fruit of, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 5:4: first, good, before
“Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 5:4: children, learn, before
“And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 5:4: learn, first, before
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