19 Don’t accept an accusation against an elder unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.(A) 20 Publicly rebuke those who sin, so that the rest will also be afraid. 21 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to observe(B) these things without prejudice, doing nothing out of favoritism. 22 Don’t be too quick to appoint[a](C) anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:22 Lit to lay hands on = to ordain

19 Do paradechomai not accept paradechomai an accusation katēgoria against kata an elder presbyteros, except ektos ei on epi the evidence of two dyo or ē three treis witnesses martys. 20 Confront elenchō those ho who persist in sinning hamartanō before enōpion everyone pas, so that hina · kai the ho rest loipos may stand in echō fear phobos. 21 I solemnly charge diamartyromai you before enōpion · ho God theos and kai Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous and kai the ho elect eklektos angels angelos that hina you keep phylassō these things houtos without chōris prejudging prokrima, doing poieō nothing mēdeis with kata partiality prosklisis. 22 Do epitithēmi not mēdeis lay epitithēmi hands cheir on anyone mēdeis quickly tacheōs or mēde share in koinōneō the sins hamartia of others allotrios; keep tēreō yourself seautou pure hagnos.

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