1 Timothy 5:2

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Timothy 5:2

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

older [women] as mothers; younger [women] as sisters, in all purity.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Timothy 5

¹ Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,

² older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

³ Honor the widows who are truly widows.

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

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