Taking Care Of The Elderly

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.

`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.

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.'

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

honour thy father and mother,

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;

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

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

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

And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, she was much advanced in days, having lived with an husband seven years from her virginity, — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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.

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

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

Still they bring forth in old age, Fat and flourishing are they,

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

aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance; — read the full passage →

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

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.

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,

honour widows who are really widows;

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

`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.

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

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

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

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 →

Jehovah is preserving the strangers, The fatherless and widow He causeth to stand, And the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.

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

and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him--how doth the love of God remain in him? — read the full passage →

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

`Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;

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 →

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

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

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;

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

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

And king Rehoboam consulteth with the elders who have been standing in the presence of Solomon his father, in his being alive, saying, `How are ye counselling to answer this people?'

`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.

Lo, this hath been the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, Arrogancy, fulness of bread, and quiet ease, Have been to her and to her daughters, And the hand of the afflicted and needy She hath not strengthened.

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,

And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.

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

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.

`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 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.

Remember days of old--Understand the years of many generations--Ask thy father, and he doth tell thee; Thine elders, and they say to thee:

`Cursed <FI>is<Fi> he who is turning aside the judgment of fatherless, sojourner, and widow, --and all the people have said, Amen.

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

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

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. — read the full passage →

`Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.

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

verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast younger, thou wast girding thyself and wast walking whither thou didst will, but when thou mayest be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another will gird thee, and shall carry <FI> thee<Fi> whither thou dost not will;'

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.

because the needy one doth not cease out of the land, therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Thou dost certainly open thy hand to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy one, in thy land.

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves-- — read the full passage →

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

`And these <FI>are<Fi> the judgments which thou dost set before them: — read the full passage →

And I <FI>am<Fi> poor and needy, The Lord doth devise for me. My help and my deliverer <FI>art<Fi> Thou, O my God, tarry Thou not.

And these <FI>are<Fi> the days of the years of the life of Abraham, which he lived, a hundred and seventy and five years; — read the full passage →

Say not thou, `What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.

Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

in all the way which Jehovah your God hath commanded you ye walk, so that ye live, and <FI>it is<Fi> well with you, and ye have prolonged days in the land which ye possess.

And His kindness <FI>is<Fi> to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,

Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

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 →

only when there is no needy one with thee, for Jehovah doth greatly bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee--an inheritance to possess it.

`And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

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.

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

`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take in pledge the garment of a widow;

He is doing the judgment of fatherless and widow, and loving the sojourner, to give to him bread and raiment.

`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.

When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, `Simon, <FI>son<Fi> of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, `Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, `Feed my lambs.' — read the full passage →

And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury--rich men, — read the full passage →

`And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Bowed down hath Bel, stooping is Nebo, Their idols have been for the beast and for cattle, Your burdens are loaded, a burden to the weary. — read the full passage →

Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance; — read the full passage →

And she who is really a widow and desolate, hath hoped upon God, and doth remain in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,

only, of the poor that we should be mindful, which also I was diligent--this very thing--to do.

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

Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil. — read the full passage →

and Job dieth, aged and satisfied <FI>with<Fi> days.

God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders. — read the full passage →

That this God <FI>is<Fi> our God--To the age and for ever, He--he doth lead us over death!

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 →