Paul wrote: “If any widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn first to practice godly devotion in their own household and to keep paying a due compensation to their parents and grandparents, for this is acceptable in God’s sight. ”
اما مهم‌ترین عاملی که یوسف را به این کار وا می‌داشت این بود که احترام به پدر سالخورده‌اش یَهُوَه را بسیار خوشنود می‌ساخت .‏