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1 Timothy 5:1 KJV
1 Timothy · chapter 5 · verse 1
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;1 Timothy 5:1 · King James Version
1 Timothy 5:1 in context
1Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
2The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
3Honour widows that are widows indeed.
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Key words (Strong's)
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- intreatparakaleōto call to one's side, call for, summon, to address, speak to, , which may be done in the…G3870 →
- fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- elderpresbyteroselder, of age,, the elder of two people, advanced in life, an elder, a senior…G4245 →
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Here the apostle gives rules to Timothy, and in him to other ministers, in reproving. Ministers are reprovers by office; it is a part, though the least pleasing part, of their office; they are to preach the word, to reprove and rebuke, Ti2 4:2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-2