1 Timothy 5:24

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.

The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.

25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.

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

Compare

BSB
The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.
KJV
Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
WEB
Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.
ASV
Some men`s sins are evident, going before unto judgment; and some men also they follow after.
DARBY
Of some men the sins are manifest beforehand, going before to judgment, and some also they follow after.
BLB
The sins of some men are evident, going before [them] to judgment; but some also they follow after.
ÅB
Noen menneskers synder er åpenbare og går forut for dem til dom; men hos andre følger de etter.
OTB
Noen menneskers synder er ganske åpenbare, og går foran dem til dom; for andre følger deres synder etter.
B1930
Nogen menneskers synder er åpenbare og går forut for dem til dom; men hos andre følger de efter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Timothy 4:10

    because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

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  • Acts 8:18

    When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

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  • 2 Peter 2:20–21

    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

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  • Acts 5:1–11

    Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.

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  • Galatians 5:19–21

    The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

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  • Acts 1:16–20

    “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.

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  • Jeremiah 2:34

    Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things

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