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1 Timothy 5:1-2
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Duties toward Believers

5 Do not speak harshly to an older man,[a] but speak to him as to a father, to younger men as brothers,(A) 2 to older women as mothers, to younger women as sisters—with absolute purity.

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  1. 5.1 Or an elder or a presbyter
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1 Timothy 5:1-2
New English Translation

Instructions about Specific Groups

5 Do not address an older man harshly[a] but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,[b] 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters—with complete purity.

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  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.
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