Reproof and Respect
Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Lev 19:321Pe 5:5-6Gal 6:1Tit 2:21Pe 5:11Ti 5:19-20Mat 23:8Tit 2:6
Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity. 1Ti 4:12Mat 12:50Php 4:81Ti 5:32Ti 2:22Jhn 19:26-271Th 5:22
Honoring True Widows
(Ruth 1:1–5)
Honor the widows who are truly widows. Deu 27:19Act 6:1Deu 10:18Deu 14:291Pe 2:171Th 2:61Ti 5:16-171Ti 5:4-5 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. Eph 6:1-3Jhn 19:26-27Mat 15:4-6Gen 47:121Ti 2:3Gen 45:10-11Mrk 7:11-131Sa 22:3-4
The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers. 1Ti 5:3Luk 2:371Co 7:321Pe 3:51Ti 5:16Luk 18:1Psa 91:4Eph 6:18 But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive. Jas 5:5Luk 15:24Rev 18:7Rev 3:1Luk 15:32Eph 2:1Eph 5:14Luk 15:13
Give these instructions to the believers, so that they will be above reproach. 1Ti 4:11Tit 2:152Ti 4:1Tit 1:131Ti 1:31Ti 6:17 If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. Gal 6:102Co 12:14Luk 11:11-13Isa 58:7Tit 1:16Mat 7:112Ti 3:5Gen 30:30
A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man, 1Ti 3:21Ti 5:11Luk 2:36-371Co 7:10-111Co 7:39-401Ti 3:121Ti 5:141Ti 5:3-4 and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work. 1Ti 6:18Tit 3:8Act 9:36Tit 2:7Tit 3:12Ti 3:17Luk 7:44Mat 5:16
But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry, 1Ti 5:14Hos 13:6Jas 5:51Co 7:39-40Isa 3:161Ti 4:31Ti 5:92Pe 2:18 and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith. Gal 1:6Jas 3:11Co 11:341Pe 4:17Rev 2:4-5 At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention. Pro 20:192Th 3:6-11Pro 31:271Pe 4:15Act 20:20Act 20:30Jas 3:10Lev 19:16
So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander. Tit 2:51Ti 6:11Co 7:8-9Pro 31:27-29Tit 2:81Ti 4:3Dan 6:4Heb 13:4 For some have already turned aside to follow Satan. 2Pe 2:2Jud 1:4-52Pe 2:20-221Jn 2:191Ti 1:202Ti 4:10Php 3:18-192Pe 3:16
If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need. 1Ti 5:3-51Ti 5:8
Honoring Elders
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. Heb 13:171Th 5:12-13Gal 6:6Luk 10:7Heb 13:72Ti 2:6Php 2:29Rom 12:8 For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” 1 and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.” 2 Deu 25:41Co 9:141Co 9:7-10Luk 10:7Mat 10:10Deu 24:14-15Lev 19:13Jas 4:5
Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Mat 18:16Deu 19:152Co 13:1Deu 17:6Tit 1:6Heb 10:28Act 25:16Deu 19:18-19 But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin. 2Ti 4:21Ti 1:20Deu 13:11Tit 1:13Act 5:11Gal 2:11-14Act 5:5Deu 19:20
A Charge to Timothy
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality. 1Ti 6:132Ti 4:12Pe 2:41Th 5:272Co 5:162Ti 2:14Jud 1:6Jas 2:1-4
Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. Eph 5:111Ti 3:101Ti 3:61Ti 4:14Act 6:62Jn 1:112Ti 1:62Ti 2:2
Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments. Psa 104:15Pro 31:4-71Ti 4:41Ti 3:31Ti 3:8Eph 5:18Ezk 44:21Lev 10:9-11
The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later. 2Ti 4:10Act 8:182Pe 2:20-21Act 1:16-20Act 5:1-11Gal 5:19-21Jer 2:34 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden. Pro 10:9Luk 11:33Mat 6:3-6Psa 37:5-61Ti 3:7Act 10:22Act 16:1-3Act 22:12