22 (A)Do not lay hands upon anyone too quickly and [a]thereby share (B)responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself [b]free from sin.

23 Do not go on drinking only water, but (C)use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

24 The sins of some people are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins (D)follow after.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:22 Lit do not share
  2. 1 Timothy 5:22 Lit pure

22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands,(A) and do not share in the sins of others.(B) Keep yourself pure.(C)

23 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine(D) because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

24 The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them.

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