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22 Do not lay hands on anyone[a] hastily and so identify with the sins of others.[b] Keep yourself pure. 23 (Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion[c] and your frequent illnesses.)[d] 24 The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:22 tn In context “laying hands on anyone” refers to ordination or official installation of someone as an elder.
  2. 1 Timothy 5:22 tn Grk “and do not share in the sins of others.”
  3. 1 Timothy 5:23 tn Grk “for the sake of your stomach.”
  4. 1 Timothy 5:23 sn This verse gives parenthetical advice to Timothy, to clarify what it means to keep pure (5:22c). Verse 24 resumes the instructions about elders.
  5. 1 Timothy 5:24 tn Grk “they [the sins] follow after others.”