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1 Timothy 5:22
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Think carefully before you lay your hands on anyone to make him an elder. Don't share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor participate in another man's sins; keep yourself pure.
Laye hondes sodely on no man nether be partaker of other mes synnes: kepe thy silfe pure.
Lay hands hastily on no one, neither be a participant in other men's sins. Keep yourself pure.
Do not lay hands upon anyone too quickly and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
Think carefully before you lay your hands on anyone, and don't share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep yourself pure.
Impose hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
Lay hands hastily on no one, neither be a participant in other men's sins. Keep yourself pure.
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither partake of other mens sins; keep thyself pure.
Do not ordain any one hastily; and do not be a partaker in the sins of others; keep *yourself* pure.
Put thou hondis to no man, nether anoon comyne thou with othere mennus synnes. Kepe thi silf chast.
Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Don't be too quick to accept people into the service of the Lord by placing your hands on them. Don't sin because others do, but stay close to God.
Do not hurry to lay hands on anyone [ordaining and approving someone for ministry or an office in the church, or in reinstating expelled offenders], and thereby share in the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.
Do not be hasty in granting s'mikhah to anyone, and do not share in other people's sins — keep yourself pure.
Lay hands quickly on no man, nor partake in others' sins. Keep thyself pure.
Do not ordainlay hands on">[fn] anyone hastily. Do not participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.Acts 6:6; 13:3; 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6; 2 John 1:1:11;">[xr]
The hand suddenly on any man lay not, neither participate in others' sins. Keep thyself in purity.
Lay not the hand hastily on any man; and participate not in the sins of others; keep thyself pure.
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither bee partaker of other mens sinnes. Keepe thy selfe pure.
Never be in a hurry about appointing a church leader. Do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Do not be in a hurry about choosing a church leader. You do not want to have any part in other men's sins. Keep yourself pure.
Do not ordain anyone hastily, and do not participate in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
Lay handes suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other mens sinnes: keepe thy selfe pure.
Do not lay hands hastily on any man, neither be a partaker of other men''s sins; keep yourself pure.
Hands, suddenly, upon no one, lay, neither have fellowship with sins of strangers: thyself, keep, chaste: -
Impose not hands lightly upon any man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins. Keep thyself chaste.
Lay handes sodenly on no man, neither be partaker of other mens sinnes. Kepe thy selfe chaste.
Be in no hurry to lay hands on people to dedicate them to the Lord's service. Take no part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
Don’t be too quick to appoint anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Lay hands on no one hastily, and do not participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Lay hands quickly on no one, nor share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure;
Laye hondes sodenly on no ma, nether be partaker of other mes synnes. Kepe yi selfe pure.
Don't be hasty to ordain any man: and be not accessory to the faults of others: preserve your own integrity.
Do not lay hands on anyone hastily and so identify with the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people's sins; keep yourself pure.
Don't hesitate to pray for people and lay your hands on them, but don't do what sinners do either. Keep yourself free from sin.
Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
Do not lay hands upon anyone hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Lay: 1 Timothy 4:14, Acts 6:6, Acts 13:3, 2 Timothy 1:6, Hebrews 6:2
suddenly: 1 Timothy 3:6, 1 Timothy 3:10, Joshua 9:14, 2 Timothy 2:2, Titus 1:5-9
neither: Ephesians 5:11, 2 John 1:11, Revelation 18:4
keep: 1 Timothy 4:12, Acts 18:6, Acts 20:26
Reciprocal: Genesis 48:14 - and laid Leviticus 14:42 - General Leviticus 19:17 - and not suffer sin upon him Numbers 8:10 - General Numbers 16:26 - I pray you Numbers 27:18 - lay Deuteronomy 34:9 - Moses Psalms 50:18 - partaker Jeremiah 51:6 - be not Ezekiel 3:18 - but Ezekiel 44:10 - the Levites Acts 8:17 - laid Acts 9:17 - and putting Acts 14:23 - they had Acts 15:29 - if ye Acts 19:6 - laid 2 Corinthians 5:16 - know we no 2 Corinthians 7:11 - clearing Ephesians 5:7 - General 2 Peter 3:1 - pure
Cross-References
And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
And he said unto me, The Lord , before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Lay hands suddenly on no man,.... Which is not to be understood of removing censures from off offenders, upon their repentance, which should not be suddenly and hastily done; and which it seems in later times has been done by imposition of hands; but since no such custom obtained in the apostle's time, and a taking off of censures is never in Scripture signified by this phrase, it cannot be intended here; but rather the admission of persons into the work of the ministry, and the installing of them into the office of an or pastor; upon whom, in these early times, hands were laid by the apostles, whereby gifts were conveyed, as on Timothy;
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And from this rite this act was so called, as it might be when it was laid aside; just as, with the Jews, an ordination of one of their doctors is called ס××××, "imposition of hands", though they performed it by words, and not by laying on of hands; which now by them is not judged necessary l: and then the sense is, do not hastily and at once admit any person into the sacred work of the ministry, or constitute him an elder, or pastor, over a church of Christ; but let him be first proved, and let it plainly appear, that he has the grace of God in him, and has gifts for public service bestowed on him; that he is sound in faith, and of a good life and conversation; and a man of uprightness and fidelity;
neither be partaker of other men's sins; of any of the members of the church; by doing the same, joining with them therein, or by consenting to them and taking pleasure in them, as done by others; by conniving at them, and not restraining them, nor reproving for them: or rather this refers to rash and hasty ordinations of ministers; and either regards the sins of those who lay hands suddenly on men, and with whom the apostle would not have Timothy join, that he might not be a partner in their sins; or else the sins of those that are ordained, and these, whether before or after their ordination; which such involve themselves in, who either rashly and ignorantly ordain such persons; and much more if they do it, knowing them to be such: and these sins may include both immorality and error; see #2Jo 10,11. Keep thyself pure; not from his own sins, the sin of nature, indwelling sin, and actual transgressions; no man is, or can be pure, from either of these; nor can any man keep himself; Christ only is able to keep them from falling. But the apostle's meaning is, that he should keep himself pure from the sins of others, by not rashly and suddenly admitting any into the ministry; just as the apostle was pure from the blood of all men, by faithfully preaching the Gospel; so he suggests that Timothy would be pure from partaking of other men's sins, by observing a strict discipline in the house of God. Some refer this to chastity of body, in opposition to the sin of uncleanness, which his youthful age and the temptations about him might expose him to the danger of; and which is scandalous and infamous in a minister of the word. Which sense serves to show the connection of the following words, which otherwise seem to stand unconnected.
l Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 1. sect. 3. & Maimon. & Bartenora in ib. Juthasin, fol. 60. 1. & Maimon. Hilchot Sanhedrin, c. 4. sect. 1, 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Lay hands suddenly on no man - Some have understood this of laying on hands to heal the sick (Koppe); others of the laying on of hands to absolve penitents, but the obvious meaning is to refer it to ordination. It was usual to lay the hands on the heads of those who were ordained to a sacred office, or appointed to perform an important duty; notes, 1 Timothy 4:14; compare Acts 6:6; Acts 8:17. The idea here is, that Timothy should not be hasty in an act so important as that of introducing people to the ministry. He should take time to give them a fair trial of their piety; he should have satisfactory evidence of their qualifications. He should not at once introduce a man to the ministry because he gave evidence of piety, or because he burned with an ardent zeal, or because he thought himself qualified for the work. It is clear from this that the apostle regarded Timothy as having the right to ordain to the ministry; but not that he was to ordain alone, or as a prelate. The injunction would be entirely proper on the supposition that others were to be associated with him in the act of ordaining. It is just such as a Presbyterian father in the ministry would give in a charge to his son now; it is in fact just the charge which is now given by Presbyterians and congregationalists to those who are set apart to the sacred office, in reference to ordaining others.
Neither be partaker of other menâs sins - This is evidently to be interpreted in connection with the injunction âto lay hands suddenly on no man.â The meaning, in this connection, is, that Timothy was not to become a participant in the sins of another by introducing him to the sacred office. He was not to invest one with a holy office who was a wicked man or a heretic, for this would be to sanction his wickedness and error. If we ordain a man to the office of the ministry who is known to be living in sin, or to cherish dangerous error, we become the patrons of the sin and of the heresy. We lend to it the sanction of our approbation; and give to it whatever currency it may acquire from the reputation which we may have, or which it may acquire from the influence of the sacred office of the ministry. Hence, the importance of caution in investing anyone with the ministerial office. But while Paul meant, doubtless, that this should be applied particularly to ordination to the ministry, he has given it a general character. In no way are we to participate in the sins of other people. We are not to be engaged with them in doing wrong; we are not to patronize them in a wicked business; we are not to be known as their companions or friends; and we are not to partake of their unlawful gains. We are not to lend money, or a boat, or a horse, or a pistol, or a bowie-knife, for an unlawful business; we are not to furnish capital for the slave-trade, or for manufacturing intoxicating drinks, or for an enterprise that contemplates the violation of the Sabbath.
Keep thyself pure - Particularly, in regard to participation in the sins of others; generally, in all things - in heart, in word, in conduct.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 22. Lay hands suddenly on no man — Do not hastily appoint any person to the sacred ministry: let the person be well proved before he receives the imposition of hands. Some understand this of laying hands on the sick.
Neither be partaker of other men's sins — It is a sin for any improper person to thrust himself into the sacred office; and he partakes of that sin who introduces, helps him forward, or sanctions him in it. O, what an account will rash, undiscerning, and prejudiced bishops, presbyters, and others, have to render to God for their ordinations! Their laying rash or careless hands "on skulls that cannot teach, and will not learn;" while probably they refuse inducting others well qualified for the Christian ministry.
Keep thyself pure. — From this and every other evil.
