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


In Context

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

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

3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.

4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

1 Timothy 5:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:2Old women, as mothers: young women, as sisters, in all chastity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:2the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2elder women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:2the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters — in all purity;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.