1 Timothy 5:22

5:22 Do not lay hands on anyone ¹  hastily and so identify with the sins of others. ²  Keep yourself pure.

1 Timothy 2:8

2:8 So I want the men ³  to pray ⁴  in every place, lifting up holy hands ⁵  without anger or dispute.

1 Timothy 4:14

4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, ⁶  given to you and confirmed by prophetic words ⁷  when the elders laid hands on you. ⁸ 

[5:22]  ¹ tn In context “laying hands on anyone” refers to ordination or official installation of someone as an elder.

[5:22]  ² tn Grk “and do not share in the sins of others.”

[2:8]  ³ tn The word translated “men” here (ἀνήρ, anhr) refers to adult males, not people in general. Note the command given to “the women” in v. 9.

[2:8]  ⁴ sn To pray. In this verse Paul resumes and concludes the section about prayer begun in 2:1-2. 1 Tim 2:3-7 described God’s concern for all people as the motive for such prayer.

[2:8]  ⁵ sn Paul uses a common ancient posture in prayer (lifting up holy hands) as a figure of speech for offering requests from a holy life (without anger or dispute).

[4:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “in you.”

[4:14]  ⁶ tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”

[4:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).