1 Timothy 5:1
Do not rebuke an older man, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brothers;
Revised King James 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 elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
Cross References
Matthew 18:15If your brother shall sin against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone: if he shall hear you, you have gained your brother.
Acts 14:23And when they had appointed elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord, in whom they believed.
Acts 15:6And the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.
Romans 13:7Therefore, give to all men what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; revenue to whom revenue; respect to whom respect; honour to whom honour.
Galatians 6:1Brethren, if a man is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual, restore him in the spirit of gentleness; considering yourselves, 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 →