1 Timothy 5:19-20

5:19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses. ¹  5:20 Those guilty of sin ²  must be rebuked ³  before all, ⁴  as a warning to the rest. ⁵ 

¹ sn An allusion to Deut 17:6, 19:15.

² sn As a continuation of v. 19, this refers to elders who sin, not to sinning believers more generally.

³ tn Or “censured.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

⁴ tn “Before all” probably refers to the whole congregation, not just all the elders; “the rest” is more likely to denote the remaining elders.

⁵ tn Grk “that the rest may have fear.”