1 Timothy 5:24

1 Timothy 5:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
• New International Version (NIV)The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Remember, the sins of some people are obvious, leading them to certain judgment. But there are others whose sins will not be revealed until later.

Context of 1 Timothy 5:24

22Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure. 23No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities. Some men’s sins are clearly evident, preceding them to judgment, but those of some men follow later. 25Likewise, the good works of some are clearly evident, and those that are otherwise cannot be hidden.

1 Timothy 5:24 word by word

τινῶν ἀνθρώπων αἱ ἁμαρτίαι πρόδηλοί εἰσιν προάγουσαι εἰς κρίσιν· τισὶν δὲ καὶ ἐπακολουθοῦσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Someτιςtis · oneG5100
• men’sἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• sinsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• open beforehandπρόδηλοςprodēlos · obviousG4271
• going beforeπροάγωproagō · to go/bring beforeG4254
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• andδέde · thenG1161
• they follow afterἐπακολουθέωepakoloutheō · to follow afterG1872

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 5:24

• Jeremiah 2:34Also on your skirts is found The blood of the lives of the poor innocents. I have not found it by secret search, But plainly on all these things.
• Acts 1:16“Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus;
• Acts 5:1But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.
• Acts 8:18And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
• Galatians 5:19Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,
• 2 Timothy 4:10for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica—Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia.
• 2 Peter 2:20For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Some men's sins are open beforehand - In appointing men to sacred offices in the Church, among the candidates Timothy would find, Some of whom he knew nothing, but only that they professed Christianity; let such be tried before they are appointed. Some of whose faith and piety he had the fullest knowledge, and whose usefulness in the Church was well known. Some whose lives were not at all or but partially reformed, who were still unchanged in their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Some men‘s sins are open beforehand - This declaration, though it assumes a general form, is to be taken evidently in connection with the general subject of introducing men to the ministry 1 Timothy 5:22; and 1 Timothy 5:23 is to be regarded as a parenthesis. The apostle had given Timothy a charge 1 Timothy 5:22 respecting the character of those whom he should ordain. He here says, in reference to that, that the character of some people was manifest…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. 24-25These two wise sayings summarize 5:17–23 and emphasize God's judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Two kinds of sins are specified: those palpably manifest (so the Greek for "open beforehand" ought to be translated; so in He 7:14, it is translated "evident"; literally, "before" the eyes, that is, notorious), further explained as "going before to judgment"; and those which follow after the men ("some men they, that is, their sins, follow after"), namely, not going beforehand, loudly accusing, but hidden till they come to the judgment: so 1Ti 5:25…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 5:24

• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Beforehand
• Deny
• Guide
• Marry
• Reproachfully
• Requite
• Reward

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