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1 Timothy 5:2

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

1 Timothy 5:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Timothy 5:2

Theological / Devotional

Elder women. Every church leader should look at his fellow church members as God does, that is, as a family unit. This perspective should protect the minister against any tendency to supercilious arrogance and overbearing discipline.

The younger. The minister’s relationship with female members should not only be pure but also free from all misunderstanding and suspicion. Especially do young ministers need this counsel as they face constantly the devil’s siren call to impurity.

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