For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
1 Timothy 5:2 - Revised Standard Version older women like mothers, younger women like sisters, in 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, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
Do not rebuke an older man but exhort him as you would a father; treat younger men like brothers,
So shun youthful passions and aim at righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.