1 Timothy 5:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
1 Timothy 5:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 5:817 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 5:8
Many consider that their own virtue is sufficient for their salvation, and if they duly regulate their own life, that nothing further is wanting to save them. But in this they greatly err, which is proved by the example of him who buried his one talent, for he brought it back not diminished but entire, and just as it had been delivered to him. It is shown also by the blessed Paul, who says here, “If any one provide not for his own.” The provision of which he speaks is…
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Elena PetrovaNote3mo agoCare for Family Isn't Separate From Faith
I'm a geriatric nurse, and I see this verse lived out differently by different families. Some people put their aging parents in facilities and never visit. Others are there constantly, making huge sac...
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James ThorntonNote3mo agoProvide for Family Members
I come from a background where extended family took care of each other - nobody went into a home, nobody was abandoned. Then I moved to the States and people were putting their parents in nursing home...
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