1 Timothy 5:16 meaning and explanation
If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.
1 Timothy 5:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul writes to Timothy, his younger coworker in Ephesus, giving instructions for the church's care of widows. Here he applies the principle from verse 4: family members bear first responsibility for their own relatives.
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