1 Timothy 5:1 - Plain English Version1 If ever people in the church there go wrong, and if you have to straighten them out, be careful to respect them while you do it. If you talk to an old man, don’t talk to him in an angry way, but talk easy to him, like he is your father. If it is a young man, talk to him like he is your brother. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 DO NOT sharply censure or rebuke an older man, but entreat and plead with him as [you would with] a father. Treat younger men like brothers; Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible1 Don’t correct an older man, but encourage him like he’s your father; treat younger men like your brothers, Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version1 You should not rebuke an old man, but rather plead with him, as if he were your father; with young men, like brothers; Ver Capítulo |
After that, Paul and the men with him got to Jerusalem, and the Christians there were happy to see them. Jesus’s special workers, and all the church leaders there, told them, “We are happy you came.” Then Paul and Barnabas, and the other men with them, told the Christians in Jerusalem everything that God helped them do.
But whenever we think God’s way, we are like this, – We keep away from doing anything bad. – We want to make other people happy, and we want to help them to be friends with each other. – We are easy on other people, not hard. – We listen to people and let them get a fair go. – We feel sorry for people that have problems, and we do everything we can to help them. – We are fair to everybody. We don’t treat some people good and other people like they are rubbish. – We don’t pretend that we are better than we really are.