Honor Widows

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

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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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Footnotes

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