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 5:19

5:19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses. ³ 

1 Timothy 5:17

5:17 Elders who provide effective leadership ⁴  must be counted worthy ⁵  of double honor, ⁶  especially those who work hard in speaking ⁷  and teaching.

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 sn An allusion to Deut 17:6, 19:15.

¹ tn Grk “who lead well.”

² tn Or “deserving.”

³ tn Like the similar use of “honor” in v. 3, this phrase
denotes both respect and remuneration: “honor plus honorarium.”

⁴ tn Or “in preaching”; Grk “in word.”