1 Timothy 5:1-2·~1 min
Reproof and Respect
Paul tells Timothy not to rebuke an older man harshly, but to appeal to him as a father, and to treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters in complete purity.
D1o not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. 2Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
Section summaryPaul tells Timothy not to rebuke older men harshly, but to appeal to them as fathers, and to treat other men and women inside the church with the fitting regard of siblings and mothers. Even correction must move within the atmosphere of family respect and absolute purity.
Role in the chapterThis opening section sets the tone for the chapter's relational instructions. It frames the church as a household where authority must be exercised with tenderness and moral clarity.