Caring For Elderly Parents

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

`At the presence of grey hairs thou dost rise up, and thou hast honoured the presence of an old man, and hast been afraid of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

`Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

honour thy father and mother, — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

And he said to them, `Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep; — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.

And there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary the Magdalene; — read the full passage →

Hearken unto Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of Israel, Who are borne from the belly, Who are carried from the womb, — read the full passage →

Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

honour thy father and mother,

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren; — read the full passage →

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.

for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death; — read the full passage →

Even to old age I <FI>am<Fi> He, and to grey hairs I carry, I made, and I bear, yea, I carry and deliver.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

`For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood <FI>is<Fi> on him.

Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

His days are few, his oversight another taketh,

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

A crown of beauty <FI>are<Fi> grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death; — read the full passage →

The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.

Jesus, therefore, having seen <FI>his<Fi> mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he was loving, he saith to his mother, `Woman, lo, thy son;' — read the full passage →

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.

With the very aged <FI>is<Fi> wisdom, And <FI>with<Fi> length of days understanding.

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

honour widows who are really widows;

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

Sons' sons <FI>are<Fi> the crown of old men, And the glory of sons <FI>are<Fi> their fathers.

And it hath come to pass afterwards, I do pour out My Spirit on all flesh, And prophesied have your sons and your daughters, Your old men do dream dreams, Your young men do see visions.

The righteous as a palm-tree flourisheth, As a cedar in Lebanon he groweth. — read the full passage →

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive <FI>for<Fi> the widow.

honour widows who are really widows; — read the full passage →

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

`Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world; — read the full passage →

`And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did <FI>it<Fi> to one of these my brethren--the least--to me ye did <FI>it<Fi> .

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

What <FI>is<Fi> the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him? — read the full passage →

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

And he said to them, `Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

afterward he saith to the disciple, `Lo, thy mother;' and from that hour the disciple took her to his own <FI>home<Fi> .

I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance <FI>is<Fi> in a multitude of counsellors.

for already certain did turn aside after the Adversary.

to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility--life age-during;

`Cursed <FI>is<Fi> He who is making light of his father and his mother, --and all the people have said, Amen.

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Elders who <FI>are<Fi> among you, I exhort, who <FI>am<Fi> a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker,

Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, <FI>Is<Fi> God in His holy habitation.

I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.

And Moses <FI>is<Fi> a son of a hundred and twenty years when he dieth; his eye hath not become dim, nor hath his moisture fled.

be mindful of those in bonds, as having been bound with them, of those maltreated, as also yourselves being in the body;

because of the love I rather entreat, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

Whoso is lending <FI>to<Fi> Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

and at the same time also, they learn <FI>to be<Fi> idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Jesus, therefore, having seen <FI>his<Fi> mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he was loving, he saith to his mother, `Woman, lo, thy son;'

and Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> He who is going before thee, He himself is with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee; fear not, nor be affrighted.'

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

who is comforting us in all our tribulation, for our being able to comfort those in any tribulation through the comfort with which we are comforted ourselves by God; — read the full passage →

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this <FI>is<Fi> unprofitable to you.

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change. — read the full passage →

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other--law he hath fulfilled,

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

This <FI>is<Fi> the day Jehovah hath made, We rejoice and are glad in it.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration, — read the full passage →

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →