1 Timothy 5:1

1 Do not speak angrily to an older man, but plead with him as if he were your father. Treat younger men like 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 speak angrily to an older man, but plead with him as if he were your father. Treat younger men like brothers,

2 older women like mothers, and younger women like sisters. Always treat them in a pure way.

3 Take care of widows who are truly widows.

4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to do their duty to their own family and to repay their parents or grandparents. That pleases God.

5 The true widow, who is all alone, puts her hope in God and continues to pray night and day for God's help.