5:23 (Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion 1 and your frequent illnesses.) 2 5:24 The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later. 3 5:25 Similarly good works are also obvious, and the ones that are not cannot remain hidden.
1 tnGrk “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.