1 Timothy 5:19

5:19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses. ¹ 

1 Timothy 4:14

4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, ²  given to you and confirmed by prophetic words ³  when the elders laid hands on you. ⁴ 

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¹ sn An allusion to Deut 17:6, 19:15.

² tn Grk “in you.”

³ tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”

sn These prophetic words perhaps spoke of what God would do through Timothy in his ministry (cf. 1 Tim 1:18).

⁴ tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).