Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
Parallel translations
- WEB Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;
- BSB In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
- NKJV Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded,
- NASB Likewise urge the young men to be sensible;
- NLT In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely.
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Quick answer
Younger men are likewise to be self-controlled. It matters because self-mastery is foundational to a young man's godly character.
Overview
Paul's instruction to younger men is brief but pointed: be 'sober minded,' or self-controlled. This single virtue restrains the passions and impulsiveness to which youth are prone. It echoes the self-control urged on every group, marking it as a core fruit of the gospel.
Cross-references & the web
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- Eccl 12:1Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
- 1 Pet 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
- Eccl 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
- Joel 2:28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
- 1 Jn 2:13I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
- 1 Tim 5:1Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
- Ps 148:12Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
- Job 29:8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
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