If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Si quelque fidèle, homme ou femme, a des veuves, qu'il les assiste, et que l'Eglise n'en soit point chargée, afin qu'elle puisse assister celles qui sont véritablement veuves.
KJV
If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
Epiphanius
Panarion (Adversus Haereses)
προληφθῇ ἔν τινι παραπτώματι«, ὡς λέγει ὁ ἀπόστολος, »ὑμεῖς οἱ πνευματικοὶ καταρίζετε τὸν τοιοῦτον 6 I Tim. 5, 14 – 17ff vgl. I Kor. 5, 1. 5 – 10 II Kor. 2, 8. 7 – 11 II Kor. 2, 10 –15 Matth. 6, 14 Mark. 11, 25 – 17 II Kor. 12, 21 – 25 vgl. Röm. 6, 9f – 28 Gal. 6, 1 M U 2 σχοίη Μ…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
hat belongs to the poor, they commit and incur the guilt of sacrilege." Wherefore the Apostle says ( 1 Tim. 5:16 ): "If any of the faithful have widows, let him minister to them, and let not the Church be charged, that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed." Muc…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
o live on alms? Objection 1: It would seem unlawful for religious to live on alms. For the Apostle ( 1 Tim. 5:16 ) forbids those widows who have other means of livelihood to live on the alms of the Church, so that the Church may have "sufficient for them that are widows indeed."…
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