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

Other Translations of 1 Timothy 5:2

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.

The Message

2 Reverently honor an older woman as you would your mother, and the younger women as sisters.

New King James Version

2 older women as mothers, younger as sisters, with all purity.

New Living Translation

2 Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Timothy 5:2

Commentary on 1 Timothy 5:1-2

(Read 1 Timothy 5:1-2)

Respect must be paid to the dignity of years and place. The younger, if faulty, must be rebuked, not as desirous to find fault with them, but as willing to make the best of them. There is need of much meekness and care in reproving those who deserve reproof.