1 Timothy 5:2
5:2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters – with complete purity.
1 Timothy 5:1
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
1 Timothy 5:11
5:11 But do not accept younger widows on the list,
3 because their passions may lead them away from Christ
4 and they will desire to marry,
1 Timothy 5:14
5:14 So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.
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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.
1 tn Grk “refuse younger widows.”
2 tn With a single verb and object, this clause means “pursue sensuous desires in opposition to Christ.”
1 tn Grk “for the sake of reviling.”