He told the younger Christian overseer Timothy: “Do not severely criticize an older man. To the contrary, entreat him as a father,... older women as mothers. ”
Gados jaunākajam kristiešu pārraugam Timotejam viņš teica: ” Vecāku vīru nerāj, bet pamāci laipni kā tēvu,.. vecākas sievas kā mātes. ”