1 Timothy 5:4 Cross References - Moffatt

⁴ (When a widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn that the first duty of religion is to their own household, and that they should make some return to those who have brought them up. In God's sight this is an acceptable thing.)

⁴ God enjoined, Honour your father and mother, and, He who curses his father or mother is to suffer death. ⁵ But you say, whoever tells his father or mother, 'This money might have been at your service but it is dedicated to God,' ⁶ need not honour his father or mother. So you have repealed the law of God to suit your own tradition.

¹¹ But you say that if a man tells his father or mother, 'This money might have been at your service, but it is Korban' (that is, dedicated to God), ¹² he is exempt, so you hold, from doing anything for his father or mother. ¹³ That is repealing the word of God in the interests of the tradition which you keep up. And you do many things like that."

⁵¹ Then he went down along with them to Nazaret, and did as they told him. His mother treasured up everything in her heart.

²⁶ So when Jesus saw his mother and his favourite disciple standing near, he said to his mother, "Woman, there is your son!" ²⁷ Then he said to the disciple, "And, there is your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his home.

¹ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right; ² honour your father and mother (it is the first command with a promise), ³ that it may be well with you and that you may live long on earth.

³ it is good to pray thus, it is acceptable to our Saviour,