1 Timothy 5:1

1 Timothy 5:1 Meaning and Explanation

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

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Timothy is to correct older men gently, as he would a father, and younger men as brothers.

What Does 1 Timothy 5:1 Mean?

Paul turns to how Timothy should treat different people in the church. An older man is not to be harshly rebuked but appealed to with the respect owed a father.

Younger men are to be treated as brothers. The church is a family, and its correction should carry family warmth. Even necessary admonition can be offered with honor and affection rather than sharpness.

1 Timothy 5:1 in the Original Language

presbuteros (πρεσβύτερος), 'elder' -- an older man, also a title for a church leader.

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What does 1 Timothy 5:1 mean?

Timothy is to correct older men gently, as he would a father, and younger men as brothers.

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