1 Timothy 5:1

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Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but appeal to him as you would to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,

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  • Lev 19:32 : 32 Stand up in the presence of the elderly, show respect for the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
  • 1 Pet 5:5-6 : 5 In the same way, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time.
  • 1 Tim 5:19-20 : 19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. 20 Rebuke those who persist in sin in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.
  • Titus 2:2 : 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance.
  • Titus 2:6 : 6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted.
  • 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 The elders who lead well should be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 I urge the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings, and also as one who will share in the glory to be revealed.
  • Titus 1:5-6 : 5 I left you in Crete for this reason, so that you might set in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wild living or rebellion.
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs are due, respect to whom respect is due, and honor to whom honor is due.
  • Matt 18:15-17 : 15 If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
  • Matt 23:8 : 8 But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
  • Acts 14:23 : 23 They appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
  • Acts 15:4 : 4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, along with the apostles and elders, and they reported all that God had done through them.
  • Acts 15:6 : 6 The apostles and the elders gathered together to consider this matter.
  • Acts 20:17 : 17 From Miletus, he sent a message to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church to come to him.
  • Gal 2:11-14 : 11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they came, he began to draw back and separate himself, fearing those of the circumcision group. 13 And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, 'If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?'
  • Deut 33:9 : 9 He said of his father and mother, "I do not regard them;" he did not acknowledge his brothers or recognize his children, for they kept Your word and guarded Your covenant.
  • 2 Tim 2:24-25 : 24 And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient when wronged. 25 Gently instruct those who oppose you, in the hope that God might grant them repentance, leading them to a knowledge of the truth.
  • Phlm 1:9-9 : 9 I appeal instead, on the basis of love. Being such as I am—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— 10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I became a father to while in my chains.
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that comes from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and sincere.
  • Jas 5:14 : 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord.
  • 2 John 1:1 : 1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not only I, but also all who have come to know the truth.
  • 3 John 1:1 : 1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
  • Rev 4:4 : 4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four thrones, and upon these thrones sat twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments and wearing golden crowns on their heads.

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  • 1 Tim 5:2-4
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    2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters—with absolute purity.

    3Honor widows who are truly widows.

    4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show respect within their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

  • 1 Pet 5:1-3
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    1I urge the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings, and also as one who will share in the glory to be revealed.

    2Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, watching over them—not under compulsion, but freely; not for dishonest gain, but eagerly.

    3Do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

  • 1 Pet 5:5-6
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    5In the same way, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

    6Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time.

  • Titus 2:2-6
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    2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance.

    3Likewise, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things.

    4They are to encourage the young women to love their husbands and children,

    5to be self-controlled, pure, committed to their homes, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be slandered.

    6Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.

  • 1 Tim 5:19-20
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    19Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.

    20Rebuke those who persist in sin in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.

  • Eph 6:4-5
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    4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

    5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with sincerity of heart, as you would Christ.

  • 2 Thess 3:15
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    15Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as a brother or sister.

  • 1 Tim 5:14
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    14Therefore, I desire that younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

  • 1 Thess 5:11-15
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    11Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

    12Now we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord, and who instruct you.

    13Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

    14Now we urge you, brothers, admonish those who are idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

    15See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.

  • 1 Tim 5:17
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    17The elders who lead well should be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.

  • 1 Tim 4:11-12
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    11Command and teach these things.

    12Let no one despise you for your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.

  • Titus 2:15
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    15Speak these things, encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

  • Heb 12:5
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    5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not take lightly the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when you are reproved by Him."

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Col 3:21
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    21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they won’t become discouraged.

  • Job 15:10
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    10Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, men much older than your father.

  • Lev 19:32
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    32Stand up in the presence of the elderly, show respect for the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

  • Titus 1:5-7
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    5I left you in Crete for this reason, so that you might set in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you.

    6An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wild living or rebellion.

    7For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless—not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, and not greedy for dishonest gain.

  • 1 Pet 2:17
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    17Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

  • 1 Tim 5:9
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    9A widow should be enrolled only if she is at least sixty years old and has been faithful to one husband,

  • Prov 23:22
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    22Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Jas 5:19
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    19My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and someone turns them back,

  • 1 Tim 5:11
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    11But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their physical desires draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry,

  • Prov 17:6
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    6Children’s children are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • 1 Thess 2:11
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    11Just as you know how we dealt with each one of you like a father with his own children,

  • 1 Tim 5:7
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    7Command these things so that they may be above reproach.

  • 1 Pet 3:8
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    8Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another as brothers and sisters, be tenderhearted and humble.

  • 1 Cor 5:1
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    1It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and a kind of immorality that is not even found among the Gentiles—a man is sleeping with his father’s wife.

  • Eph 5:11
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    11Do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.

  • Eph 5:1
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    1Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children.

  • Titus 2:9
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    9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, aiming to be well-pleasing and not argumentative.

  • Gal 6:1
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    1Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted.