1 Timothy 5:1
Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
Webster Bible
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 19:32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Matthew 18:15Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Acts 14:23And when they had ordained for 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 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; honor to whom honor.
Galatians 6:1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye who are spiritual, restore such one in the spirit of meekness; considering 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 →