1 Timothy 5:1

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Summary

1 Timothy 5:1

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

Rebuke

1 Timothy 5:19

Galatians 2:11

An elder

Intreat

As brethren

Matthew 18:15

Matthew 23:8

Bible References

Rebuke

Do not receive an accusation against an elder except on the basis of two or three witnesses.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

An elder

The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed.

When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church.

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you might straighten out what was left unfinished, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you,

Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ and a partaker in the glory that is to be revealed,

The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth,

The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

Round the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads.

Intreat

Pay all of them their dues: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Brethren, even if anyone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.

And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, patient when wronged,

yet for love's sake I rather appeal to yousince I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or hypocrisy.

Likewise you that are younger men be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

As brethren

"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Master, and you are all brethren.