1 Timothy 5:2
Reproof and Respect
1Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
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Berean Standard Bible
older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
American Standard Version (1901)
the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
Bible in Basic English
To the older women as to mothers, to the younger as to sisters, with a clean heart.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Old women, as mothers: young women, as sisters, in all chastity.
Free Bible Version
older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with the highest standards of decency.
Geneva Bible 1599
The elder women as mothers, the yonger as sisters, with all purenesse.
King James (Authorized) Version
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
Plain English Version
Or if it is an old woman, talk to her like she is your mother. Or if it is a young woman, respect her and talk to her like she is your sister.
Translation for Translators
Exhort/advise older women respectfully as you would exhort/advise your mother. Exhort/advise younger women gently as you would exhort/advise your sisters; but you must act in a completely proper way as you do that.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Exhort older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters in all purity.
Noah Webster Bible
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
World English Bible
the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
Young's Literal Translation
aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters — in all purity;