1 Timothy 5:21

¹⁹ Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

²⁰ But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

²² Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

²³ Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
KJV: I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
WEB: I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
ASV: I charge [thee] in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
DARBY: I testify before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing by favour.
BLB: I earnestly testify before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels that you should keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing according to partiality.

ÅB: Jeg vitner for Gud og Kristus Jesus og de utvalgte engler at du skal ta vare på dette uten fordom, så du ikke gjør noe av tilbøyelighet.
OTB: Jeg oppfordrer deg inntrengende i nærvær av Gud og Kristus Jesus og Hans utvalgte engler, å opprettholde disse prinsippene uten fordommer, ikke gjøre noe i en ånd av partiskhet.
B1930: Jeg vidner for Gud og Kristus Jesus og de utvalgte engler at du skal ta vare på dette uten fordom, så du ikke gjør noget av tilbøielighet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Timothy 4:1
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
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1 Timothy 6:13
I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
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2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
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2 Corinthians 5:16
So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
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2 Timothy 2:14
Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
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Jude 1:6
And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
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1 Thessalonians 5:27
I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
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James 2:1–4
My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
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