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

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;

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

You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand

Encourage younger men likewise to be self- controlled,

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self- controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.

Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

“ If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.

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

Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.

So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:

And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth

When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he had clearly done wrong.Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro- circumcision.And the rest of the Jews also joined with him in this hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was led astray with them by their hypocrisy.But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all,“ If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.

Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

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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)