1 Timothy 5:1
REBUKE not an elder, but entreat him as a father; younger men as brethren;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
In Context
2elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, with all purity.
Cross References
Matthew 18:15But if thy brother shall sin against thee, go show him his fault between thee and him alone, If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Acts 14:23And having appointed for them elders in every church, they commended them, with prayer and fasting, to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Acts 15:6And the apostles and the elders came together to consider 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.
Galatians 6:1BRETHREN, even if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye who are spiritual restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou 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 →