Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Timothy 5:22 in context
1 Timothy 5:19–25
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Don’t receive an accusation against an elder except at the word of two or three witnesses.
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Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
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I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
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Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.
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Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.
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Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.
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In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.
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