1 Timothy 5:1
An elder do not reprimand, but persuade him as a father, and those who are young as thy brethren,
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
In Context
2and the elderly women as mothers, and those who are young as thy sisters, with all purity.
Cross References
Matthew 18:15NOW if thy brother offend against thee, go, and argue (the matter) between thyself and him alone; and if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Acts 14:23And they constituted for them in all the churches presbyters, having fasted with them and prayed, and commended them to our Lord in whom they had believed.
Acts 15:6But the apostles and presbyters assembled to consider this doctrine.
Romans 13:7Render therefore to every man as is due to him: to whom tribute (is due,) tribute; and to whom custom, custom; and to whom reverence, reverence; and to whom honour, honour.
Galatians 6:1My brethren, if a man of you be overtaken by a fault, you who are in the Spirit, regain him, in the spirit of meekness, and beware 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 →