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1 Timothy 5:1-3

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Instructions about Specific Groups

5:1 Do not address an older man harshly 1  but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers, 2  5:2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters – with complete purity.

5:3 Honor 3  widows who are truly in need. 4 

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 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.

4 tn Grk “the real widows,” “those who are really widows.”



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