For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.’
1 Timothy 5:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters with all purity. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Treat] older women like mothers [and] younger women like sisters, in all purity. American Standard Version (1901) the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity. Common English Bible treat older women like your mother, and treat younger women like your sisters with appropriate respect. Catholic Public Domain Version with old women, like mothers; with young women, in all chastity, like sisters. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Old women, as mothers: young women, as sisters, in all chastity. |
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.’
Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable #– #if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy #– #dwell on these things.
Don’t let anyone despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, , in faith, and in purity.
Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,
Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.