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1 Timothy 5
The 2026 edition cites 8 passages touching 1 Timothy 5, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
1 Timothy 5:1-2
1 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 124
By father and mother, in the fifth commandment, are meant, not only natural parents, but all superiors in age and gifts; and especially such as, by God’s…
1 Timothy 5:8
8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Cited by 5 places in the Constitution
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 24.10
God has ordained a natural order within the family: the husband is the head of the family, having a relationship to his wife like that of Christ to the Church.…
Larger Catechism 3
- LC 129
It is required of superiors, according to that power they receive from God, and that relation wherein they stand, to love, pray for, and bless their inferiors…
- LC 141
The duties required in the eighth commandment are, truth, faithfulness, and justice in contracts and commerce between man and man; rendering to every one his…
- LC 142
The sins forbidden in the eighth commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required, are, theft, robbery, man-stealing, and receiving any thing that is…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 74
The eighth commandment requireth the lawful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of ourselves and others.
1 Timothy 5:17
17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Cited by 3 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 30.1
The Lord Jesus, as King and Head of His Church, hath therein appointed a government, in the hand of Church officers, distinct from the civil magistrate.
Testimony of the RPCNA 2
- T 25.9
The responsibility of the elders is in teaching and ruling. Although all elders are to be able to teach, the Scripture recognizes a distinction in these…
- T 25.10
The elders are organized in courts (the session, the presbytery and the Synod) to which is committed the power of governing the church and of ordaining…
1 Timothy 5:17-18
17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 2
- LC 108
The duties required in the second commandment are, the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances as God hath…
- LC 127
The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart, word, and behavior; prayer and thanksgiving for them; imitation of their…
1 Timothy 5:20
20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 30.3
Church censures are necessary, for the reclaiming and gaining of offending brethren, for deterring of others from the like offences, for purging out of that…
1 Timothy 5:21
21 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
Cited by 3 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 3.3
By the decree of God, for the manifestation of His glory, some men and angels are predestinated unto everlasting life, and others fore-ordained to everlasting…
Larger Catechism 2
- LC 13
God, by an eternal and immutable decree, out of his mere love, for the praise of his glorious grace, to be manifested in due time, hath elected some angels to…
- LC 19
God by his providence permitted some of the angels, willfully and irrecoverably, to fall into sin and damnation, limiting and ordering that, and all their…
1 Timothy 5:22
22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
Cited by 4 places in the Constitution
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 23.16
It is sinful for a Christian to take an oath which compromises his supreme allegiance to Jesus Christ. It is also sinful to vote for officials who are required…
Larger Catechism 3
- LC 99
For the right understanding of the ten commandments, these rules are to be observed: 1. That the law is perfect, and bindeth every one to full conformity in…
- LC 158
The Word of God is to be preached only by such as are sufficiently gifted, and also duly approved and called to that office.
- LC 173
Such as are found to be ignorant or scandalous, notwithstanding their profession of the faith, and desire to come to the Lord’s Supper, may and ought to be…
1 Timothy 5:23
23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 135
The duties required in the sixth commandment are, all careful studies, and lawful endeavours, to preserve the life of ourselves and others by resisting all…