1 Timothy 5

Paul gives practical advice on how to treat various groups within the church. He advises Timothy to treat older men like fathers, younger men like brothers, older women like mothers, and younger women like sisters. Paul provides specific instructions on caring for widows, saying only those truly desolate and over sixty should be put on the church's official list. He instructs Timothy on how to manage accusations against elders and reminds him not to be hasty in laying on hands (appointing leaders).