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. 2 Treat 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.
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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