Discovery Box1 Timothy 5:19-22 
Context5:19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses. 1 5:20 Those guilty of sin 2 must be rebuked 3 before all, 4 as a warning to the rest. 5 5:21 Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind. 6 5:22 Do not lay hands on anyone 7 hastily and so identify with the sins of others. 8 Keep yourself pure.
1 sn An allusion to Deut 17:6, 19:15.
2 sn As a continuation of v. 19, this refers to elders who sin, not to sinning believers more generally.
3 tn Or “censured.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.
4 tn “Before all” probably refers to the whole congregation, not just all the elders; “the rest” is more likely to denote the remaining elders.
5 tn Grk “that the rest may have fear.”
6 tn Grk “doing nothing according to partiality.”
7 tn In context “laying hands on anyone” refers to ordination or official installation of someone as an elder.
8 tn Grk “and do not share in the sins of others.”
