Adam Clarke on 1 Timothy 5:8
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1 Timothy5:8
But if any provide not for his own - His own people or relatives.
Those of his own house - That is, his own family, or a poor widow or relative that lives under his roof.
Hath denied the faith - The Christian religion, which strongly inculcates love and benevolence to all mankind.
Is worse than an infidel - For what are called the dictates of nature lead men to feel for and provide for their own families. Heathen writers are full of maxims of this kind; Tacitus says: Liberos cuique ac propinquos Natura carissimos esse voluit. "Nature dictates that to every one his own children and relatives should be most dear." And Cicero, in Epist. ad Caption: Suos quisque debet tueri. "Every man should take care of his own family."
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