1 Timothy 5:2

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

1Never use harsh words when you correct an older man, but talk to him as if he were your father. Talk to younger men as if they were your brothers, older women as if they were your mothers, and younger women as if they were your sisters, while keeping yourself morally pure. 3Honor widows who have no families. 4The children or grandchildren of a widow must first learn to respect their own family by repaying their parents. This is pleasing in God’s sight.

1 Timothy 5:2 word by word

πρεσβυτέρας ὡς μητέρας, νεωτέρας ὡς ἀδελφὰς ἐν πάσῃ ἁγνείᾳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The elder womenπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder: oldG4245
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• mothersμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• the youngerνέοςneos neōteros · newG3501
• sistersἀδελφήadelphē · sisterG79
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• purityἁγνείαhagneia · purityG47

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 5:2

• 1 Timothy 5:3Honor widows who have no families.
• Matthew 12:50Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother and sister and mother.”
• John 19:26Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there. He said to his mother, “Look, here’s your son!”
• 1 Timothy 4:12Don’t let anyone look down on you for being young. Instead, make your speech, behavior, love, faith, and purity an example for other believers.
• Philippians 4:8Finally, brothers and sisters, keep your thoughts on whatever is right or deserves praise: things that are true, honorable, fair, pure, acceptable, or commendable.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:22Keep away from every kind of evil.
• 2 Timothy 2:22Stay away from lusts which tempt young people. Pursue what has God’s approval. Pursue faith, love, and peace together with those who worship the Lord with 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

Topics related to 1 Timothy 5:2

• Church
• Commandments
• Continence
• Minister, Christian
• Reproof
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Beforehand
• Deny
• Guide
• Marry
• Reproachfully
• Requite
• Reward
• Elder in the New Testament
• Pure; Purely; Purity
• Widow

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