Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; |
Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, the younger men as brothers, |
Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, to the younger men as brothers, |
Do not rebuke an older man harshly but exhort him as if he were your father; treat younger men as brothers. |
Do not sharply censure or rebuke an older man, but entreat and plead with him as [you would with] a father. Treat younger men like brothers; |
Do not upbraid an elderly man, but entreat him gently as a father, younger men as brothers, |
Don’t reprimand a senior member of your ekklesia, appeal to him as a father. Treat the young men as brothers, |
Never reprove an older man, but always appeal to him as a father. Treat younger men like brothers, |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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