1 Timothy 5:1
Do not chide a senior, but exhort him as a father; and younger men as brethren:
1770 John Worsley NT
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
Matthew 18:15And if thy brother trespass against thee, go and expostulate with him alone; if he hearken to thee, thou hast gained thy brother:
Acts 14:23And when they had appointed them elders in every church, praying and fasting, they recommended them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
Acts 15:6So the apostles and elders were assembled together to consider about this matter.
Romans 13:7Render therefore to all what is their due: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, reverence to whom reverence, honor to whom honor.
Galatians 6:1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in any fault, do ye, who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, least thou also shouldst 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 →