1 Timothy 5:1
Rebuke not an elder, but implore him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
Updated King James Version
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, with all purity.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:32You shall rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD.
Matthew 18:15Moreover if your brother shall trespass 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 ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Acts 15:6And the apostles and elders came together in order to consider of this matter. (o. logos)
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 be overtaken in a fault, all of you which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit (o. pneuma) of meekness; considering yourself, 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 →