But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
Ver. 4. Let them learn first to show] Such any one is in truth, as he is at home,Psalms 101:2. The hypocrite's virtues (as that of the Sarmatians) run all outward. Something he seems abroad, but follow him home, and you shall soon see what he is: follow stage players into their attiring house where they disrobe themselves, and then it will appear they are vile varlets. a Like unto this apostolic precept, was that of Chile, one of the wise men of Greece, της αυτου οικιας καλως προστατειν to govern honestly a man's own family. (Laert. in Vita.)
And to requite their parents] See Trapp on " Mat 15:4 " The storks feed their dams when old; though the young kites expel their dams, and with their bills and wings beat them out of their nest. Boughs bend toward their root, &c.
a A man or lad acting as an attendant or servant; a menial, a groom. Now arch. ŒD