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,
Twentieth Century 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 older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters — with all purity.
Cross References
Matthew 18:15If your Brother does wrong, go to him and convince him of his fault when you and he are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your Brother.
Acts 14:23They also appointed Officers 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 Officers of the Church 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 honour where honour is due.
Galatians 6:1Brothers, even if a man should be caught committing a sin, you who are spiritually minded should, in a gentle spirit, help him to recover himself, taking care lest any one of you also should 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 →