1 Timothy 5:3-9

3Take care of any widow who has no one else to care for her.

4But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God.

5Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help.

6But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives.

7Give these instructions to the church so that no one will be open to criticism.

8But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.

9A widow who is put on the list for support must be a woman who is at least sixty years old and was faithful to her husband.