The elder women as mothers,.... When they offend in any point, they are to be reasoned, and argued, and pleaded with, as children should with their mothers; see Ho 2:2 and are to be considered as mothers in Israel, and to be treated with great tenderness and respect.
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1 Timothy 5:2
1 Timothy 5:2
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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