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1 Timothy 5:1

Fellowship and the churchHumility
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.

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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,

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 19:32

    Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

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  • 1 Peter 5:5–6

    Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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  • Titus 2:2

    That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

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  • Galatians 6:1

    Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

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  • 1 Peter 5:1

    The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

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  • 1 Timothy 5:19–20

    Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

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  • Titus 2:6

    Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

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  • Matthew 23:8

    But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

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