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But the widow who uses her life to please herself is really dead while she is still living. Tell the believers there to take care of their family so that no one can say they are doing wrong. Everyone should take care of all their own people. Most important, they should take care of their own family. If they do not do that, then they do not accept what we believe. They are worse than someone who does not even believe in God.

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But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.(A) Give the people these instructions,(B) so that no one may be open to blame. Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied(C) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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