1 Timothy 5:1
REBUKE not harshly an aged man, but admonish him as a father; the younger men as brethren;
Thomas Haweis 1795 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 aged women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
Cross References
Matthew 18:15Now if thy brother sin against thee, go and reprove him between thyself and him alone; if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Acts 14:23Then appointing them presbyters in every city, by prayer with fastings they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
Acts 15:6Then the apostles and presbyters were assembled to consider of this matter.
Romans 13:7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour.
Galatians 6:1BRETHREN, if a man also be surprised into any act of offence, ye that are spiritual, replace such a one in the spirit of meekness; keeping an attentive eye on 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 →