1 Timothy 5:1-4 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

1. Don’t speak angrily to an older man. But talk to him as if he were your father. Treat the younger men like brothers.

2. Treat the older women like mothers. And treat the younger women with respect like sisters.

3. Take care of widows who really need help.

4. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, the first thing they need to learn is this: to show their devotion to God by taking care of their own family. They will be repaying their parents, and this pleases God.

1 Timothy 5