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.
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} not μὴ G3361 Adverb rebuke ἐπιπλήξῃς G1969 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular an older man Πρεσβυτέρῳ G4245 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular - Comparative but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction appeal to [him] παρακάλει G3870 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular as to ὡς G5613 Adverb a father πατέρα G3962 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [Treat] younger [men] νεωτέρους G3501 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - Comparative as ὡς G5613 Adverb brothers ἀδελφούς G80 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 2
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older [women] πρεσβυτέρας G4245 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Comparative as ὡς G5613 Adverb mothers μητέρας G3384 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural [and] younger [women] νεωτέρας G3501 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Comparative as ὡς G5613 Adverb sisters ἀδελφὰς G79 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural with ἐν G1722 Preposition absolute πάσῃ G3956 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular purity ἁγνείᾳ G47 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular