Catholic Public Domain Version
" You should not rebuke an old man, but rather plead with him, as if he were your father; with young men, like brothers; "
— 1 Timothy 5:1, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;”
“Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: ”
“Don't rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;”
“Instructions about Specific Groups Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,”
“An ancient man rebuke not, but entreat him as a father: young men, as brethren:”
“Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:”
“Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;”
You should not rebuke an old man, but rather plead with him, as if he were your father; with young men, like brothers;
with old women, like mothers; with young women, in all chastity, like sisters.
Honor those widows who are true widows.
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let her first learn to manage her own household, and to fulfill, in turn, her own obligation to her parents; for this is acceptable before God.