1 Timothy 5:20

Those guilty of sin ¹  must be rebuked ²  before all, ³  as a warning to the rest. ⁴ 

Le 19:17; De 13:11; De 17:13; De 19:20; De 21:21; Ac 5:5,11; Ac 19:17; Ga 2:11-14; 1Ti 1:20; 2Ti 4:2; Tit 1:13

¹ sn As a continuation of v. 19, this refers to elders who sin, not to sinning believers more generally.

² tn Or “censured.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

³ tn “Before all” probably refers to the whole congregation, not just all the elders; “the rest” is more likely to denote the remaining elders.

⁴ tn Grk “that the rest may have fear.”