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1 Timothy 5:22-24
New English Translation
1 Timothy 5:22-24
New English Translation
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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- 1 Timothy 5:22 tn In context “laying hands on anyone” refers to ordination or official installation of someone as an elder.
- 1 Timothy 5:22 tn Grk “and do not share in the sins of others.”
- 1 Timothy 5:23 tn Grk “for the sake of your stomach.”
- 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.
- 1 Timothy 5:24 tn Grk “they [the sins] follow after others.”
1 Timothy 5:22-24
New International Version
1 Timothy 5:22-24
New International Version
22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands,(A) and do not share in the sins of others.(B) Keep yourself pure.(C)
23 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine(D) because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
24 The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them.
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