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 Living Translation (NLT)Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.

Context of 1 Timothy 5:2

1Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity. 3Honor widows who are really widows. 4But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God.

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 are really widows.
• Matthew 12:50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
• John 19:26When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!”
• 1 Timothy 4:12Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
• Philippians 4:8Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from every form of evil.
• 2 Timothy 2:22Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those 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

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