Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
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Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren:
Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:
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"Rebuke not an elder." Is he now speaking of the order? I think not, but of any elderly man. What then if he should need correction? Do not rebuke him, but address him as you would a father offending.
Matthew Henry · Verses 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.
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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