1 Timothy 5:1-2 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

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

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

— 1 Timothy 5:1-2

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