1 Timothy 5:2
1 Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
3 Honor the widows who are truly widows.
4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
- KJV
- The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
- WEB
- the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
- ASV
- the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
- DARBY
- elder women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.
- BLB
- older [women] as mothers; younger [women] as sisters, in all purity.
- ÅB
- gamle kvinner som mødre, unge som søstre, i all renhet!
- OTB
- de eldre kvinnene som mødre, og de yngre kvinnene som søstre, med fullkommen renhet.
- B1930
- gamle kvinner som mødre, unge som søstre, i all renhet!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
Read in contextMatthew 12:50
For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Read in context1 Timothy 5:3
Honor the widows who are truly widows.
Read in contextJohn 19:26–27
When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
Read in context2 Timothy 2:22
Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from every form of evil.
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