ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Tim 5:22
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1 Tim 5:22

5:22 Do not be hasty . . . hands. To participate in the ordination of an elder known to be unqualified is to approve of his sins and to risk sharing the guilt for them.

keep yourself pure. See 4:12, 16.