1 Timothy 5:8 meaning and explanation

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

1 Timothy 5:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to Timothy, a young pastor in Ephesus, about how the church should care for widows. In verses 3 to 7 he has said that relatives should support a widow rather than burden the church.

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