1 Timothy 5

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 Ref 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:

2 Ref To the older women as to mothers, to the younger as to sisters, with a clean heart.

3 Ref Give honour to widows who are truly widows.

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren:

2 Ref the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

3 Ref Honor widows that are widows indeed.

King James Version (KJV)

1 Ref Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

2 Ref The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

3 Ref Honour widows that are widows indeed.

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