Commentary for Kiddushin 64:14
מ"ט דרבי יוסי הגלילי אמר לך אי ס"ד כדקאמר ת"ק א"כ נכתוב רחמנא מפני שיבה זקן תקום והדרת מ"ש דפלגינהו רחמנא למימר דהאי לאו האי והאי לאו האי ש"מ אפי' יניק וחכים
old man and thou shalt fear.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By disregarding the accents, this is read as a prohibition to the Sage.');"><sup>29</sup></span> Issi B'Judah said: Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head implies even any hoary head,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Not particularly that of a scholar.');"><sup>30</sup></span> But is not R'Jose the Galilean identical with the first Tanna? - They differ in respect to a young sage: the first Tanna holds that a young sage is not [included in the precept], whereas R'Jose the Galilean holds that he is.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
R. Yose the Galilean bases his opinion on the fact that the Torah uses two phrases—the first referring to the hoary head, and the second to the elder. This implies that they are different, and that the commandment to honor includes even a young sage.
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