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Honor Widows

(A)Do not sharply rebuke an (B)older man, but rather plead with him as a father, to (C)the younger men as brothers, the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, in all purity.

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Instructions about Specific Groups

Do not address an older man harshly[a] but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,[b] older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters—with complete purity.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:1 tn Or “Do not speak harshly to an older man.”
  2. 1 Timothy 5:1 tn No verb “speak” is stated in this clause, but it continues the sense of the preceding.