1 Timothy 5:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:

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  • Lev 19:32 : 32 Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.
  • 1 Pet 5:5-6 : 5 And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low. 6 For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;
  • 1 Tim 5:19-20 : 19 Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it. 20 Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.
  • Titus 2:2 : 2 That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.
  • Titus 2:6 : 6 To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded:
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.
  • 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:
  • Titus 1:5-6 : 5 I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you; 6 Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.
  • Matt 18:15-17 : 15 And if your brother does wrong to you, go, make clear to him his error between you and him in private: if he gives ear to you, you have got your brother back again. 16 But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain. 17 And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.
  • Matt 23:8 : 8 But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.
  • Acts 14:23 : 23 And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.
  • Acts 15:4 : 4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.
  • Acts 15:6 : 6 And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.
  • Acts 20:17 : 17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the rulers of the church.
  • Gal 2:11-14 : 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I made a protest against him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. 12 For before certain men came from James, he did take food with the Gentiles: but when they came, he went back and made himself separate, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews went after him, so that even Barnabas was overcome by their false ways. 14 But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?
  • Deut 33:9 : 9 Who said of his father, Who is he? and of his mother, I have not seen her; he kept himself separate from his brothers and had no knowledge of his children: for they have given ear to your word and kept your agreement.
  • 2 Tim 2:24-25 : 24 For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong, 25 Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,
  • Phlm 1:9-9 : 9 Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus: 10 My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
  • Jas 5:14 : 14 Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.
  • 2 John 1:1 : 1 I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true;
  • 3 John 1:1 : 1 I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.
  • Rev 4:4 : 4 And round about the high seat were four and twenty seats: and on them I saw four and twenty rulers seated, clothed in white robes; and on their heads crowns of gold.

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  • 1 Tim 5:2-4
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    2To the older women as to mothers, to the younger as to sisters, with a clean heart.

    3Give honour to widows who are truly widows.

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  • 1 Pet 5:1-3
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    1I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:

    2Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;

    3Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

  • 1 Pet 5:5-6
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    5And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.

    6For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;

  • Titus 2:2-6
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    2That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.

    3That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,

    4Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,

    5To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.

    6To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded:

  • 1 Tim 5:19-20
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    19Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.

    20Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.

  • Eph 6:4-5
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    4And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

    5Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;

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    15Have no feeling of hate for him, but take him in hand seriously as a brother.

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    14So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,

  • 1 Thess 5:11-15
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    11So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.

    12But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;

    13And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

    14And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

    15Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

  • 1 Tim 5:17
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    17Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

  • 1 Tim 4:11-12
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    11Let these be your orders and your teaching.

    12Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.

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    15On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.

  • Heb 12:5
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    5A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Col 3:21
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    21Fathers, do not be hard on your children, so that their spirit may not be broken.

  • Job 15:10
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    10With us are men who are grey-haired and full of years, much older than your father.

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    32Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.

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    5I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;

    6Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.

    7For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

  • 1 Pet 2:17
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    17Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.

  • 1 Tim 5:9
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    9Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,

  • Prov 23:22
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    22Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

  • Jas 5:19
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    19My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error,

  • 1 Tim 5:11
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    11But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

  • Prov 17:6
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    6Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

  • 1 Thess 2:11
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    11Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,

  • 1 Tim 5:7
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    7Give orders to this effect, so that no evil may be said of anyone.

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    8Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:

  • 1 Cor 5:1
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    1It is said, in fact, that there is among you a sin of the flesh, such as is not seen even among the Gentiles, that one of you has his father's wife.

  • Eph 5:11
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    11And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

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    1Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

  • Titus 2:9
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    9Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;

  • Gal 6:1
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    1Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.