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Provision is a Planned Duty
Commentators explain that providing for one's family is not just a reaction to a crisis. The original Greek word implies forethought, planning, and making arrangements for future needs. This responsibility extends first to the immediate household and then to other dependent relatives, forming a foundational, practical duty for every believer.
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1 Timothy
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Timothy 5:8
18th Century
Theologian
But if any provide not for his own. The apostle was speaking in 1 Timothy 5:4 particularly of the duty of children towards a w…
AT Robertson
On 1 Timothy 5:8
Provideth not for his own (των ιδιων ου προνοε). Condition of first class with ε and present active (or middle προνοειτα) indicati…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Timothy 5:8
19th Century
Bishop
But if any provide not for his own.—This repeated warning was necessary in the now rapidly widening circle of believers.<…
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John Calvin
On 1 Timothy 5:8
16th Century
Theologian
And if any person do not provide for his own—Erasmus has translated it, “If any woman do not provide for her own,” making it apply exclusi…
John Gill
On 1 Timothy 5:8
17th Century
Pastor
But if any provide not for his own
Not only for his wife and children, but for his parents, when grown old, and cann…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Timothy 5:3–8
17th Century
Minister
Honour widows that are widows indeed, relieve them, and maintain them. It is the duty of children, if their parents are in need and they a…