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Treatment of Widows

Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat[a] younger men like brothers, older women like mothers, and younger women like sisters, with absolute purity.

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  1. 1 Timothy 5:1 The Gk. lacks Treat

Do not rebuke epiplēssō but alla encourage parakaleō an older man presbyteros as hōs a father patēr, younger men neos as hōs brothers adelphos, older women presbyteros as hōs mothers mētēr, younger women neos as hōs sisters adelphē with en all pas purity hagneia.

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