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. ¹ 

1 Timothy 1:18

1:18 I put this charge ²  before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, ³  in order that with such encouragement ⁴  you may fight the good fight.

[5:24]  ¹ tn Grk “they [the sins] follow after others.”

[1:18]  ² sn This charge refers to the task Paul described to Timothy in vv. 3-7 above.

[1:18]  ³ sn The prophecies once spoken about you were apparently spoken at Timothy’s ordination (cf. 1 Tim 4:14) and perhaps spoke of what God would do through him. Thus they can encourage him in his work, as the next clause says.

[1:18]  ⁴ tn Grk “that by them you might fight…” (a reference to the prophecies which can encourage him in his work).