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1 Timothy 5:1-2
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1 Timothy 5:1-2
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Instructions for the Church
5 (A)Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, (B)younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.
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1 Timothy 5:1-2
International Standard Version
1 Timothy 5:1-2
International Standard Version
Treatment of Widows
5 Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat[a] younger men like brothers, 2 older women like mothers, and younger women like sisters, with absolute purity.
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- 1 Timothy 5:1 The Gk. lacks Treat
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