1 Timothy 5:1-2

Instructions for the Church

¹ _b Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, _c younger men as brothers, ² older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.

Cross References
Leviticus 19:32
You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.

Cross References
Titus 2:6
Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

Matthew Henry Concise

1 Timothy 5:1 - 2

5:1 - 2
Respect must be paid to the dignity of years and place. The younger, if faulty, must be rebuked...

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1 Timothy 5:1

Strong's Concordance

1 Timothy 5:1

RebukeG1969 notG3361 an elder,G4245 butG235 intreatG3870 him asG5613 a father;G3962 and the younger menG3501 asG5613 brethren;G80

Notes

1 Timothy 5:1 - 2

Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers. Older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. ...

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