Discovery Box1 Timothy 5:1 
Context5:1 Do not address an older man harshly 1 but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers, 2
1 Timothy 5:17-19
Context5:17 Elders who provide effective leadership 3 must be counted worthy 4 of double honor, 5 especially those who work hard in speaking 6 and teaching. 5:18 For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” 7 and, “The worker deserves his pay.” 8 5:19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses. 9
1 tn Or “Do not speak harshly to an older man.”
2 tn No verb “speak” is stated in this clause, but it continues the sense of the preceding.
3 tn Grk “who lead well.”
4 tn Or “deserving.”
5 tn Like the similar use of “honor” in v. 3, this phrase
denotes both respect and remuneration: “honor plus honorarium.”
6 tn Or “in preaching”; Grk “in word.”
7 sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.
8 sn A quotation from Luke 10:7.
9 sn An allusion to Deut 17:6, 19:15.
