1 Timothy 5:22

1 Timothy 5:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure.

Context of 1 Timothy 5:22

20If a leader is really guilty and continues to do wrong things, you must warn him. Do that when everyone in the church is there. They will hear what you say, and they will be afraid to do wrong things themselves. 21I say this to you very strongly: Obey what I am telling you to do. Remember that God himself and Christ Jesus, together with their special angels, are all watching what you do. Do not quickly decide if someone has done right or wrong. Be fair and judge everyone in the same way. Do not hurry to put your hands on anyone to choose him as a leader of the church. Perhaps that man has done something wrong. Then people might think that you agree with his sins. You yourself must always be careful to do what is right and good. 23I know that you often become ill. So do not drink only water, but drink a little wine. This will help your stomach to keep well. 24Some people do wrong things that everyone can see clearly. When someone judges those people, everyone already knows that they are guilty. So everybody already knows that it is right to punish those people. But for other people, nobody knows about their sins until later.

1 Timothy 5:22 word by word

χεῖρας ταχέως μηδενὶ ἐπιτίθει μηδὲ κοινώνει ἁμαρτίαις ἀλλοτρίαις, σεαυτὸν ἁγνὸν τήρει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Layἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• suddenlyταχέωςtacheōs · soonG5030
• no manμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• neitherμηδέmēde · norG3366
• be partaker ofκοινωνέωkoinōneō · to participateG2841
• other men’sἀλλότριοςallotrios · another’sG245
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• keepτηρέωtēreō · to keep: protectG5083
• thyselfσεαυτοῦseautou seautō seauton sautou sautō sauton · yourselfG4572
• pureἁγνόςhagnos · pureG53

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 5:22

• 1 Timothy 4:14Remember the gift that God's Holy Spirit has given to you. You received that gift when the group of church leaders put their hands on you. They spoke messages from God about how you would serve him. So do not stop using that gift from God.
• Acts 6:6The group of believers put these seven men in front of the apostles. The apostles prayed for each man and they put their hands on them. They gave them authority to do this special work.
• Acts 13:3The believers continued to pray and to fast. Then the leaders put their hands on Barnabas and Saul and they prayed for them. They sent them away to start this new work.
• 2 Timothy 1:6For that reason, I want you to remember the gift that God gave you when I put my hands on you. Use that gift more and more to serve God well.
• Hebrews 6:2We have already learned about how to become clean. We know that leaders put their hands on other Christians to pray for God's help. We know that God will raise dead people to live again. And we know that God will judge every person one day at the end of time.
• 1 Timothy 3:6A leader of the church must not be someone who has believed in Christ for only a short time. Someone like that might boast that he is great and important. Then he would receive punishment, as the Devil did.
• Joshua 9:14The Israelite men tasted some of the Gibeonites' food, but they did not ask the Lord what they should do.
• 2 Timothy 2:2You have heard the message that I have taught. Many other people also heard it and they agree that it is true. Now you must tell the same message to other people who will be able to teach it to even more people. They should be people that you can trust as honest people and who can teach well.
• Ephesians 5:11People whose minds are in the dark do things that have no good purpose. Keep away from wrong things like that. Instead, show how bad those things really are.
• 2 John 1:11If you receive people like that as Christian people, you are making yourself the same as them. You also are doing the same kind of bad work.
• Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice which spoke from heaven. It said: ‘My people, leave the city! Come out! Do not do the bad things that the people of that city have done. Then you will not receive the terrible troubles that God sends to them.
• 1 Timothy 4:12You are still a young man, but everyone should respect you as the leader in the church. Show the believers how they should live. Be a good example to them in these ways: what you say, what you do, how you love people, how you trust God, and how you do only what is right.
• Acts 18:6The Jews did not agree with Paul and they insulted him. So he shook the dirt off his clothes at them. He said to them, ‘If God punishes you, then you have caused it to happen. It will not be because of me. Now I will go to the Gentiles and I will teach them God's message.’
• Acts 20:26So I want to say this clearly to you today. If any of you have not believed in Jesus, it is not because of me.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Lay 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Lay 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Care must be taken that ministers are maintained. And those who are laborious in this work are worthy of double honour and esteem. It is their just due, as much as the reward of the labourer. The apostle charges Timothy solemnly to guard against partiality. We have great need to watch at all times, that we do not partake of other men's sins. Keep thyself pure, not only from doing the like thyself, but from countenancing it, or any way helping…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Do not … share in the sins of others: Those who ordain or appoint an elder are accountable for his actions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Lay hands--that is, ordain (1Ti 4:14; 2Ti 1:6; Tit 1:5). The connection is with 1Ti 5:19. The way to guard against scandals occurring in the case of presbyters is, be cautious as to the character of the candidate before ordaining him; this will apply to other Church officers so ordained, as well as to presbyters. Thus, this clause refers to 1Ti 5:19, as next clause, "neither be partaker of other men's sins," refers to 1Ti 5:20. Ellicott and Wiesinger…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 5:22

• Church
• Company
• Holiness
• Minister, Christian
• Purity

In the dictionaries

• Beforehand
• Deny
• Guide
• Marry
• Reproachfully
• Requite
• Reward
• Hands; Hands, Imposition, Laying On of
• Haste
• Ordain; Ordination

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings