1 Timothy 5:1 | |
NASB: Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but [rather] appeal to [him] as a father, [to] the younger men as brothers, (NASB ©1995) GWT: Never use harsh words when you correct an older man, but talk to him as if he were your father. Talk to younger men as if they were your brothers, (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; ASV: Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: BBE: 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: DBY: Rebuke not an elder sharply, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brethren, WEY: Never administer a sharp reprimand to a man older than yourself; but entreat him as if he were your father, and the younger men as brothers; WBS: Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; WEB: Don't rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers; YLT: An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren; | |
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