When discussing what material provisions should be made for elderly widows in the congregation, the apostle Paul wrote: “If anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household, he has disowned the faith and is worse than a person without faith. ”
پولُس رسول در مورد حمایت مادی از بیوه‌زنان سالمند جماعت مسیحی ،‏ چنین نوشت :‏ « اگر کسی در پی تأمین معاش خویشان و به خصوص خانوادهٔ خود نباشد ،‏ منکر ایمان است و پست‌تر از بی‌ایمان .‏ »