25 lines
913 B
Markdown
25 lines
913 B
Markdown
Paul was giving these commands to one person, Timothy. Languages that have different forms of “you” or different forms for commands would use the singular form. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
|
|
|
|
## Do not scold an older man ##
|
|
|
|
"Do not speak harshly to an older man"
|
|
|
|
## but exhort him as if he were a father ##
|
|
|
|
"but encourage him as you would speak to your father"
|
|
|
|
## exhort younger men as if they were brothers ##
|
|
|
|
"encourage younger men as if they were your brothers" or "treat younger men as brothers"
|
|
|
|
## Exhort older women as mothers ##
|
|
|
|
"treat older women as if they were your mothers" or "encourage older women the way you would appeal to your mother"
|
|
|
|
## younger women as sisters ##
|
|
|
|
"appeal to younger women the way you would appeal to your sisters" or "treat younger women like you would treat your sister"
|
|
|
|
## in all purity ##
|
|
|
|
"with pure thoughts and actions" or "in a holy way" |