1 Timothy 5:1

Instructions About Widows

1 Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to [him] as a father, younger men as brothers,

1 Timothy 5:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1. Rebuke not an elder
By whom is meant, not an elder1 Timothy 5:2

The elder women as mothers
When they offend in any point, they are to be reasoned, and argued, and pleaded with, as children should with their mothers; see ( Hosea 2:2 ) and are to be considered as mothers in Israel, and to be treated with great tenderness and respect. The younger as sisters;
using the freedom as a brother may with a sister; and considering them as sisters in Christ, and in a way becoming the relation, tell them their faults freely and privately, but with all purity:
in such manner as to preserve chastity in looks, in words, and actions.

1 Timothy 5:1 In-Context

1 Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to [him] as a father, younger men as brothers,

2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.

3 Honor widows [who are] truly widows.

4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to show profound respect for their own household first, and to pay back recompense to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

5 But the widow [who is one] truly, and is left alone, has put her hope in God and continues in her petitions and prayers night and day.