1 Timothy 5:1
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
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Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father. Treat younger men like brothers,
New International Version
Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers,
Catholic Public Domain Version
You should not rebuke an old man, but rather plead with him, as if he were your father; with young men, like brothers