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 speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. 3Take care of any widow who has no one else to care for her. 4But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases 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 5:3Take care of any widow who has no one else to care for her.
• Matthew 12:50Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”
• John 19:26When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.”
• 1 Timothy 4:12Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.
• Philippians 4:8And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:22Stay away from every kind of evil.
• 2 Timothy 2:22Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts.

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