1 Timothy 5:2
1 Timothy 5:1-2 The Message (MSG)
Don’t be harsh or impatient with an older man. Talk to him as you would your own father, and to the younger men as your brothers. Reverently honor an older woman as you would your mother, and the younger women as sisters.
1 Timothy 5:2 King James Version (KJV)
the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
1 Timothy 5:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, in all purity.
1 Timothy 5:2 New Century Version (NCV)
older women like mothers, and younger women like sisters. Always treat them in a pure way.
1 Timothy 5:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
1 Timothy 5:2 New International Version (NIV)
older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
1 Timothy 5:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.
1 Timothy 5:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
to older women as mothers, to younger women as sisters, in all purity [being careful to maintain appropriate relationships].
1 Timothy 5:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.