1 Timothy 5:2

The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

King James Version
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Other Translations for 1 Timothy 5:2

BSB
older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
AKJV
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
CPDV
with old women, like mothers; with young women, in all chastity, like sisters.
ERV
the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
NHEB
the older women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
SMT
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

Commentary for 1 Timothy 5:2

Please note: this is not Scripture

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of 1 Timothy 5:2
Summary
Treat women appropriately across generational and family lines
Event
Further instructions on conduct
Estimated Time Period
1st century AD
Category
Teaching