1 Timothy 5:2-4 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, in all purity.

Common⁽ⁱ⁾ ² older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, in all purity. ³ Honor widows who are real widows. ⁴ But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice their religion in regard to their own family and to make some return to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.