1 Timothy 5:1
1 Timothy 5:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren
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 5:1 King James Version (KJV)
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren
1 Timothy 5:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, to the younger men as brothers
1 Timothy 5:1 New Century Version (NCV)
Do not speak angrily to an older man, but plead with him as if he were your father. Treat younger men like brothers
1 Timothy 5:1 New International Version (NIV)
Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers
1 Timothy 5:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers
1 Timothy 5:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Do not sharply reprimand an older man, but appeal to him as [you would to] a father, to younger men as brothers
1 Timothy 5:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers.
1 Timothy 5:1 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Don’t be harsh or verbally abusive to an older man; it is better to appeal to him as a father. And as you minister to the younger men it is best to encourage them as your dear brothers.
