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1 Timothy 5:2
2to older women as mothers, to younger women as sisters, in all purity [being careful to maintain appropriate relationships].
1 Timothy 5:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
- New International Version (NIV)older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
- English Standard Version (ESV)older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.
- New King James Version (NKJV)older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.
Context of 1 Timothy 5:2
1Do not sharply reprimand an older man, but appeal to him as [you would to] a father, to younger men as brothers, to older women as mothers, to younger women as sisters, in all purity [being careful to maintain appropriate relationships]. 3Honor and help those widows who are truly widowed [alone, and without support]. 4But if a widow has children or grandchildren [who are adults], see to it that these first learn to show great respect to their own family [as their religious duty and natural obligation], and to compensate their parents or grandparents [for their upbringing]; for this is acceptable and pleasing in the sight of God.
Read all of 1 Timothy 51 Timothy 5:2 word by word
πρεσβυτέρας ὡς μητέρας, νεωτέρας ὡς ἀδελφὰς ἐν πάσῃ ἁγνείᾳ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Timothy 5:2
- 1 Timothy 5:3Honor and help those widows who are truly widowed [alone, and without support].
- Matthew 12:50For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven [by believing in Me, and following Me] is My brother and sister and mother.”
- John 19:26So Jesus, seeing His mother, and the disciple whom He loved (esteemed) standing near, said to His mother, “[Dear] woman, look, [here is] your son!”
- 1 Timothy 4:12Let no one look down on [you because of] your youth, but be an example and set a pattern for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in [moral] purity.
- Philippians 4:8Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it].
- 2 Timothy 2:22Run away from youthful lusts—pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those [believers] who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The elder women as mothers - Treating them with the respect due to their age. The younger as sisters - Feel for every member of the Church, old and young, male and female; consider them as fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters; treat them all with gentleness; and labor to keep them in, not to expel them from, the Church. With all purity - ͅ ̔ͅ· With all chastity. See the note on 1 Timothy 4:12. There are some who seem to take a barbarous pleasure in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The elder women as mothers - Showing still the same respect for age, and for the proprieties of life. No son who had proper feelings would rebuke his own mother with severity. Let the minister of religion evince the same feelings if he is called to address a “mother in Israel” who has erred. The younger as sisters - With the feelings which you have toward a sister. The tender love which one has for a beloved sister would always keep him from using harsh…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25Proper behavior in God's spiritual household involves everyone, including: the old and young (5:1–2), widows (5:3–16), old people (5:17–25), and slaves (6:1–2a). Showing respect within the household goes beyond social boundaries.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. with all purity--respectful treatment of the other sex will promote "purity."Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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