1Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
Focused Passage
1 Timothy 5:1-2
Honoring Households, Widows, Elders, and Purity in the Church
Paul moves from relational shepherding, to discerning and supporting true widows, to household responsibility, to elder honor and discipline, to Timothy's personal purity and caution in leadership recognition.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
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Verse 1
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{Do} notμὴG3361AdverbrebukeἐπιπλήξῃςG1969Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singularan older manΠρεσβυτέρῳG4245Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular - ComparativebutἀλλὰG235Conjunctionappeal to [him]παρακάλειG3870Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularas toὡςG5613Adverba fatherπατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[Treat] younger [men]νεωτέρουςG3501Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - ComparativeasὡςG5613AdverbbrothersἀδελφούςG80Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 2
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older [women]πρεσβυτέραςG4245Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - ComparativeasὡςG5613AdverbmothersμητέραςG3384Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural[and] younger [women]νεωτέραςG3501Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - ComparativeasὡςG5613AdverbsistersἀδελφὰςG79Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralwithἐνG1722PrepositionabsoluteπάσῃG3956Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularpurityἁγνείᾳG47Noun - Dative Feminine Singular