不可严责老年人，只要劝他如同父亲；劝少年人如同弟兄；

不可严责老年人，要劝他如同父亲。要待年轻人如同弟兄，

不可严责老年人，要劝他如同父亲。要待年轻人如同弟兄，

不要斥责年长的，要像对待父亲一样劝他们；对待青年男子要情同手足；

不要严厉责备老年人，却要劝他好像劝父亲；劝青年人好像劝弟兄；

不要严厉责备年长的人，而要劝他像劝父亲那样；对年轻的人要像对兄弟那样；

不可嚴責老年人，只要勸他如同父親；勸少年人如同弟兄；

不可嚴責老年人，要勸他如同父親。要待年輕人如同弟兄，

不可嚴責老年人，要勸他如同父親。要待年輕人如同弟兄，

不要斥責年長的，要像對待父親一樣勸他們；對待青年男子要情同手足；

不要嚴厲責備老年人，卻要勸他好像勸父親；勸青年人好像勸弟兄；

不可嚴厲斥責老年人，只要勸他像父親，勸年輕人像弟兄，

不要嚴厲責備年長的人，而要勸他像勸父親那樣；對年輕的人要像對兄弟那樣；

毋斥耆老、惟勸之如父、幼者如弟、

不可斥耆老、惟諫之如父、待幼如弟、

勿斥耆老、惟諫之如父、勸幼者如弟、

對長者毋嚴加斥責、但婉勸之、如諫父焉。勸青年人如勸兄弟、

Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers,

Correct an older man in a way that shows respect. Make an appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as if they were your brothers.

Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers,

Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers.

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,

Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, and to the younger men as brothers,

Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren:

Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat[ him] as a father;[ and] the younger men as brethren;

Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;

“‘ Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord. (niv)

In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,“ God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. (niv)

Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. (niv)

Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove before everyone, so that the others may take warning. (niv)

Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. (niv)

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. (niv)

“ If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that‘ every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector. (niv)

“ But you are not to be called‘ Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. (niv)

The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. (niv)

To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: (niv)

And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, (niv)

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. (niv)

When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group.The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all,“ You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs? (niv)

The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. (niv)

When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them. (niv)

Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. (niv)

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yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul— an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. (niv)

Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. (niv)

Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. (niv)

He said of his father and mother,‘ I have no regard for them.’ He did not recognize his brothers or acknowledge his own children, but he watched over your word and guarded your covenant. (niv)

The apostles and elders met to consider this question. (niv)

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. (niv)

From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. (niv)