1 Timothy 5:1
Do not rebuke an elderly man, but entreat him as a father; the younger men, as brothers:
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
In Context
2the elder women, as mothers; the younger women, as sisters, with all purity.
Cross References
Matthew 18:15And if your brother sin against you, go and tell him of his fault between you and him alone; if he hear you, you have gained your brother.
Acts 14:23And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Acts 15:6And the apostles and elders came together to deliberate about this matter.
Romans 13:7Render, therefore, to all their dues; tribute, to whom tribute is due; custom, to whom custom; fear, to whom fear; honor, to whom honor is due.
Galatians 6:1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in any fault, do you, who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 5:1
Here the apostle, I. Directs Timothy how to reprove, ver. 1, 2 . II. Adverts to widows, both elder and younger, ver. 3-16 . III. To elders, ver. 17-19 . IV. Treats of public reproof, ver. 20 . V. Gives a solemn charge concerning ordination, ver. 21, 22 . VI. Refers to his health ( ver. 23 ), and states men's sins to be very different in their effects, ver. 24, 25 . Read the whole commentary →