World English Bible
1 Timothy 5:2
“the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.”
Verse in context — 1 Timothy 5
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Don't rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
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the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
3
Honor widows who are widows indeed.
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But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
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