1 Timothy 5:1-2

New Living Translation

Advice about Widows, Elders, and Slaves

5 Never speak harshly to an older man,^[a] but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. ²Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.

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5:1 Or an elder.

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