1 Timothy 5:1
Do not reprimand an older man, but plead with him as if he were your father. Treat the young men as brothers,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
In Context
2the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters – with all purity.
Cross References
Matthew 18:15“If your brother or sister does wrong, go to them and convince them of their fault when you are both alone. If they listen to you, you have won them over.
Acts 14:23They also appointed elders for them in every church, and, after prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had learned to believe.
Acts 15:6The apostles and the church elders held a meeting to consider this question.
Romans 13:7In all cases pay what is due from you – tribute where tribute is due, taxes where taxes are due, respect where respect is due, and honor where honor is due.
Galatians 6:1My friends, even if someone should be caught committing a sin, you who are spiritually minded should, in a gentle spirit, help them to recover themselves, taking care that you yourselves are not 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 →