1 Timothy 5:2
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
King James Version
In Context
1Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
3Honour widows that are widows indeed.
Cross References
John 19:26When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from all appearance of evil.
1 Timothy 5:3Honour widows that are widows indeed.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 5:2-3
Directions Concerning Reproofs. ( a. d. 64.) 1 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. Here the apostle gives rules to Timothy, and in him to other ministers, in reproving. Ministers are reprovers by office; it is a part, though the least pleasing part, of their office; they are to preach the word, to reprove and rebuke, 2 Tim. iv. 2 . A great difference is to be made in our reproofs, according to the… Read the whole commentary →