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20 Those guilty of sin[a] must be rebuked[b] before all,[c] as a warning to the rest.[d]

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  1. 1 Timothy 5:20 sn As a continuation of v. 19, this refers to elders who sin, not to sinning believers more generally.
  2. 1 Timothy 5:20 tn Or “censured.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.
  3. 1 Timothy 5:20 tn “Before all” probably refers to the whole congregation, not just all the elders; “the rest” is more likely to denote the remaining elders.
  4. 1 Timothy 5:20 tn Grk “that the rest may have fear.”