{"id":3471,"date":"2014-10-26T07:54:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T13:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=3471"},"modified":"2023-04-03T14:27:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T20:27:40","slug":"1-timothy-51-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=3471","title":{"rendered":"1 Timothy 5:1-2"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

older man (v.1) \u2014 the Greek word used here is often translated elders, referring to church leaders. Here it refers to those older in years.<\/h3>\n

Men were not appointed as elders. They became elders by reason of long, mature experience in the Christian life. Bishops or overseers are appointed from among the elders (Titus 1:5<\/span><\/a>; Acts 14:23<\/span><\/a>). It is best, therefore, to take the term “elder” as a designation of a class of men in the church, the older men who by reason of age, character and long church-membership, have a respected and trusted standing in the church. \u2014 Wuest, page 77<\/span><\/h3>\n

rebuke (v.1) = to strike at, rebuke severely, chastise with words \u2014 used only here in the Bible. The word translated “rebuke” in other verses means “reprove,” “convict”<\/h3>\n

exhort (v.1) = beg, beseech, entreat<\/h3>\n

purity (v.2) = chastity \u2014 in spirit, manner and act<\/h3>\n

Stam thinks the exhortation in question in these two verses relates specifically to the families’ responsibility to take care of their own elderly members and the church’s care of the needy, as laid out in the following verses.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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