1 Timothy 5:2 meaning and explanation

older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

1 Timothy 5:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to Timothy, a young pastor in Ephesus, giving him guidelines for relating to people of different ages in the congregation. This verse continues the thought from verse 1: Timothy should treat older women with the respect and affection owed to a mother, and younger women as sisters.

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