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But if someone doesn’t provide for their own family, and especially for a member of their household, they have denied the faith. They are worse than those who have no faith.

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If anyone does not take care of his own relatives, especially his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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Whoever does not care for his own relatives, especially his own family members, has turned against the faith and is worse than someone who does not believe in God.

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But if someone does not provide for his own,[a] especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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  1. 1 Timothy 5:8 tn That is, “his own relatives.”

People who don't take care of their relatives, and especially their own families, have given up their faith. They are worse than someone who doesn't have faith in the Lord.

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