1 Timothy 5:1
Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
3 Honor the widows who are truly widows.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
- KJV
- Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
- WEB
- Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
- ASV
- Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren:
- DARBY
- Rebuke not an elder sharply, but exhort [him] as a father, younger [men] as brethren,
- BLB
- Do not rebuke an older [man], but exhort [him] as a father; younger [men] as brothers;
- ÅB
- Tal ikke hårdt til en gammel mann, men forman ham som en far, unge menn som brødre,
- OTB
- Ikke irettesett en eldre mann hardt, men oppmuntre ham som en far, og de yngre menn som brødre,
- B1930
- Tal ikke hårdt til en gammel mann, men forman ham som en far, unge menn som brødre,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 19:32
You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
Read in context1 Peter 5:5–6
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Read in contextTitus 2:2
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
Read in contextGalatians 6:1
Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
Read in context1 Peter 5:1
As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
Read in context1 Timothy 5:19–20
Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Read in contextTitus 2:6
In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
Read in contextMatthew 23:8
But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
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