1 Timothy 5:1

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Instructions about Specific Groups Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,

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  • Lev 19:32 : 32 You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
  • 1 Pet 5:5-6 : 5 In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. 6 And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand
  • 1 Tim 5:19-20 : 19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses. 20 Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.
  • Titus 2:2 : 2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.
  • Titus 2:6 : 6 Encourage younger men likewise to be self-controlled,
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Support One Another Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.
  • 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 Leading and Living in God’s Flock So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:
  • Titus 1:5-6 : 5 Titus’ Task on Crete The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
  • Matt 18:15-17 : 15 Restoring Christian Relationships“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile 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 When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.
  • Acts 15:4 : 4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.
  • Acts 15:6 : 6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.
  • Acts 20:17 : 17 From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him.
  • Gal 2:11-14 : 11 Paul Rebukes Peter But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he had clearly done wrong. 12 Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews also joined with him in this hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was led astray with them by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all,“If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
  • Deut 33:9 : 9 He said to his father and mother,“I have not seen him,” and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.
  • 2 Tim 2:24-25 : 24 And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient, 25 correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth
  • Phlm 1:9-9 : 9 I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love– I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus– 10 I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.
  • Jas 5:14 : 14 Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.
  • 2 John 1:1 : 1 ¶ Introduction and Thanksgiving From the elder, to an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth(and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth),
  • 3 John 1:1 : 1 ¶ Introduction and Thanksgiving From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.
  • Rev 4:4 : 4 In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on those thrones were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white clothing and had 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 complete purity.

    3Honor widows who are truly in need.

    4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.

  • 1 Pet 5:1-3
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    1Leading and Living in God’s Flock So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:

    2Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

    3And do 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 who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

    6And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand

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

    3Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.

    4In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children,

    5to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message of God may not be discredited.

    6Encourage younger men likewise to be self-controlled,

  • 1 Tim 5:19-20
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    19Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.

    20Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

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

    5Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,

  • 2 Thess 3:15
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    15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

  • 1 Tim 5:14
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    14So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.

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

    12Final Instructions Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,

    13and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

    14And we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.

    15See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

  • 1 Tim 5:17
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    17Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.

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

    12Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.

  • Titus 2:15
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    15So communicate these things with the sort of exhortation or rebuke that carries full authority. Don’t let anyone look down on you.

  • Heb 12:5
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    5And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?“My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Col 3:21
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    21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become disheartened.

  • Job 15:10
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    10The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men far older than your father.

  • Lev 19:32
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    32You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

  • Titus 1:5-7
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    5Titus’ Task on Crete The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

    6An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

    7For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.

  • 1 Pet 2:17
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    17Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king.

  • 1 Tim 5:9
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    9No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of 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 wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,

  • 1 Tim 5:11
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    11But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,

  • Prov 17:6
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    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • 1 Thess 2:11
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    11As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,

  • 1 Tim 5:7
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    7Reinforce these commands, so that they will be beyond reproach.

  • 1 Pet 3:8
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    8Suffering for Doing Good Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.

  • 1 Cor 5:1
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    1Church Discipline It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with his father’s wife.

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

  • Eph 5:1
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    1Live in Love Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children

  • Titus 2:9
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    9Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back,

  • Gal 6:1
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    1Support One Another Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.