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


In Context

1 Don't rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;

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

3 Honor widows who are widows indeed.

4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

1 Timothy 5:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.