1 Timothy 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.”
1 Timothy 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Timothy 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Timothy 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.”
1 Timothy 5:2 — World English Bible
1 Timothy 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity. ”
1 Timothy 5:2 — American Standard Version
1 Timothy 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters--in all purity;”
1 Timothy 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Timothy 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“elder women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity. ”
1 Timothy 5:2 — Darby Translation
1 Timothy 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The elder women as mothers, the yonger as sisters, with all purenesse.”
1 Timothy 5:2 — Geneva Bible
1 Timothy 5:2 in Context — 1 Timothy 5
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.
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What Does 1 Timothy 5:2 Mean?
1 Timothy 5:2 is a verse from the Book of 1 Timothy, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Timothy chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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