1 Timothy 5:1

Timothy's demeanour generally towards his flock

1. Rebuke not an elder The Greek for -rebuke" occurring only here in N. T. is a strong word implying roughness and sharpness. Timothy was not to go so far as St Paul went in his rebuke of St Peter, Galatians 2:11, -I resisted him to the face because he stood condemned;" much less to copy his rebuke of Ananias, Acts 23:3, -God shall smite thee, thou whited wail." See in the Prayer-Book Order for the Consecration of Bishops, the prayer that the new bishop may be -earnest to reprove, beseech and rebuke, with all patience and doctrine." This seems exactly to cover the ground held by the next word -intreat," again (as in 1 Timothy 1:3; 1 Timothy 2:1) to be rendered exhort. The word -elder" is here used of age, -your seniors," and later of office, -your presbyters," as the contexts shew.

the youngermen as brethren Supply a general verb recalling both the previous verbal notions, such as -treat," -admonish;" cf. Mark 12:5, -and many others (they ill-treated), beating some and killing some," Romans 14:21, -It is good not to eat flesh nor to drink wine, nor (to do anything) whereby thy brother stumbleth," Winer, § 64, 1. 1. c.