1 Timothy 5:20

5:20 Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

1 Timothy 5:24

5:24 The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later.

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

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

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

tn Grk “that the rest may have fear.”

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