1 Timothy 5:8
Context5:8 But if someone does not provide for his own, 1 especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Timothy 5:16
Context5:16 If a believing woman 2 has widows in her family, 3 let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need. 4
1 Timothy 6:3
Context6:3 If someone spreads false teachings 5 and does not agree with sound words (that is, those of our Lord Jesus Christ) and with the teaching that accords with godliness,


[5:8] 1 tn That is, “his own relatives.”
[5:16] 2 tc Most witnesses (D Ψ Ï sy) have πιστὸς ἤ (pisto" h) before πιστή (pisth), with the resultant meaning “if a believing man or woman.” But such looks to be a motivated reading, perhaps to bring some parity to the responsibilities of men and women listed here, and as a way of harmonizing with v. 4. Further, most of the earliest and best witnesses (א A C F G P 048 33 81 1175 1739 1881 co) lack the πιστὸς ἤ, strengthening the preference for the shorter reading.
[5:16] 4 tn Grk “the real widows,” “those who are really widows.”
[6:3] 3 tn Grk “teaches other doctrines,” (different from apostolic teaching, cf. 1 Tim 1:3).