Text -- 1 Timothy 5:21-25 (NET)

5:21 Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind. 5:22 Do not lay hands on anyone hastily and so identify with the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. 5:23 (Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion and your frequent illnesses.) 5:24 The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later. 5:25 Similarly good works are also obvious, and the ones that are not cannot remain hidden.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ti 5:21

¹ tn Grk “doing nothing according to partiality.”

NET Notes: 1Ti 5:22

¹ tn In context “laying hands on anyone” refers to ordination or official installation of someone as an elder.

² tn Grk “and do not share in the sins of others.”

NET Notes: 1Ti 5:23

¹ tn Grk “for the sake of your stomach.”

² 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.

NET Notes: 1Ti 5:24

¹ tn Grk “they [the sins] follow after others.”