22 Don’t be too quick to appoint[a](A) anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.(B) 23 Don’t continue drinking only water, but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses. 24 Some people’s sins are obvious, going before them to judgment,(C) but the sins of others surface[b] later.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:22 Lit to lay hands on = to ordain
  2. 1 Timothy 5:24 Lit follow

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