1 Timothy 5:1
You should not rebuke an old man, but rather plead with him, as if he were your father; with young men, like brothers;
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
In Context
2with old women, like mothers; with young women, in all chastity, like sisters.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:32Rise up in the presence of a gray-haired head, and honor the reputation of an elder, and fear the Lord your God. I am the Lord.
Matthew 18:15But if your brother has sinned against you, go and correct him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have regained your brother.
Acts 14:23And traveling by way of Pisidia, they arrived in Pamphylia.
Acts 15:6And the Apostles and elders came together to take care of this matter.
Romans 13:7Therefore, render to all whatever is owed. Taxes, to whom taxes is due; revenue, to whom revenue is due; fear, to whom fear is due; honor, to whom honor is due.
Galatians 6:1And, brothers, if a man has been overtaken by any offense, you who are spiritual should instruct someone like this with a spirit of leniency, considering that you yourselves might 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 →