⁶ But the widow who ·uses her life to please herself [lives in luxury; is self-indulgent] is really dead while she is alive. ⁷ ·Tell [Command; Instruct] the believers to do these things so that ·no one can criticize them [they may be blameless/above reproach]. ⁸ Whoever does not care for his ·own relatives [^Lown], especially his own family members, has ·turned against [denied; rejected] the faith and is worse than ·someone who does not believe in God [^Lan unbeliever].