But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Ver. 8. But if any provide not] That they may have Gaius's prosperity, Mentem sanam in corpore sano: though the apostle's meaning here is chiefly as touching bodily nourishment and outward accommodations.
Specially for those of his own house] Socrates, an infidel, took care of the welfare of his family and allies, as Lipanins testifieth, των οικειων επεμελησε και των εκ του γενους εφροντησε. Bishop Ridley was very kind and natural to his kinsfolk. And the Lord Cromwell, before the time of his apprehension, took such order for his servants, that many of them, especially the younger brethren, which had little else to trust unto, had honestly left for them in their friend's hands to relieve them, whatsoever should befall him.