2:1 First of all, then, I urge that requests, 1 prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people, 2
5:1 Do not address an older man harshly 3 but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers, 4
1 tn Or “petitions.”
2 tn Grk “all men”; but here ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is used generically, referring to both men and women.
3 tn Or “Do not speak harshly to an older man.”
4 tn No verb “speak” is stated in this clause, but it continues the sense of the preceding.