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1Ti 5:1 — Rebuke not an elder, but intreat [him] as a father; [and] the younger men as brethren;

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Rebuke		1Ti 5:19,20; Lev 19:32; Deu 33:9; Gal 2:11-14
an elder		1Ti 5:17; Act 14:23; Act 15:4,6; Act 20:17; Tts 1:5,6; Jam 5:14; 1Pe 5:1; 2Jo 1:1; 3Jo 1:1; Rev 4:4
intreat		Rom 13:7; Gal 6:1; 2Ti 2:24,25; Phm 1:9,10; Jam 3:17; 1Pe 5:5,6
as brethren		Mat 18:15-17; Mat 23:8

Correlating Passages

Rebuke

	1Ti 5:19	Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
	1Ti 5:20	Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
	Lev 19:32	Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.
	Deu 33:9	Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
	Gal 2:11	But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
	Gal 2:12	For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
	Gal 2:13	And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
	Gal 2:14	But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

an elder

	1Ti 5:17	Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
	Act 14:23	And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
	Act 15:4	And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and [of] the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
	Act 15:6	And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
	Act 20:17	And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
	Tts 1:5	For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
	Tts 1:6	If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
	Jam 5:14	Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
	1Pe 5:1	The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
	2Jo 1:1	The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
	3Jo 1:1	The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
	Rev 4:4	And round about the throne [were] four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

intreat

	Rom 13:7	Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
	Gal 6:1	Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
	2Ti 2:24	And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,
	2Ti 2:25	In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
	Phm 1:9	Yet for love's sake I rather beseech [thee], being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
	Phm 1:10	I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
	Jam 3:17	But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
	1Pe 5:5	Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
	1Pe 5:6	Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

as brethren

	Mat 18:15	Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
	Mat 18:16	But if he will not hear [thee, then] take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
	Mat 18:17	And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
	Mat 23:8	But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, [even] Christ; and all ye are brethren.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Timothy 5:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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