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1 Timothy 5:1-3
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1 Timothy 5:1-3
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Instructions about Specific Groups
5 Do not address an older man harshly[a] but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,[b] 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters—with complete purity.
3 Honor[c] widows who are truly in need.[d]
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- 1 Timothy 5:1 tn Or “Do not speak harshly to an older man.”
- 1 Timothy 5:1 tn No verb “speak” is stated in this clause, but it continues the sense of the preceding.
- 1 Timothy 5:3 sn The word honor here carries the double meaning of respect and financial support. This Greek word can imply both senses, and both are intended in this context.
- 1 Timothy 5:3 tn Grk “the real widows,” “those who are really widows.”
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