1 Timothy 5:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;”
1 Timothy 5:1 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 5:110 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 5:1
Is he now speaking of the order? I think not, but of any elderly man. What then if he should need correction? Do not rebuke him, but address him as you would a father offending. Rebuke is in its own nature offensive, particularly when it is addressed to an old man, and when it proceeds from a young man too, there is a threefold show of forwardness. By the manner and the mildness of it, therefore, he would soften it. For it is possible to reprove without offense, if one will…
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Elena PetrovaNote3mo agoAppeal Rather Than Rebuke
When I need to correct someone, I'm supposed to appeal rather than rebuke, especially to elders. That's the gentler path.
I'm working on this with my aging parents. Instead of telling them they're wr...
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Elena PetrovaNote3mo agoThe heart of worship - 1 Timothy 5
God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. This ...
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