1 Timothy 5:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)22 Do not be in a hurry to lay hands on anyone [i.e., to appoint them to office. See 4:14], and do not participate in the sins of other people. [Note: If Timothy failed to carefully determine the qualifications of a prospective elder before appointing him, it would make him partially responsible for any wrongdoing by that elder]. Keep yourself pure [i.e., of involvement in anyone’s sins]. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176922 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition22 Do not be in a hurry in the laying on of hands [giving the sanction of the church too hastily in reinstating expelled offenders or in ordination in questionable cases], nor share or participate in another man's sins; keep yourself pure. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)22 Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure. See the chapterCommon English Bible22 Don’t rush to commission anyone to leadership, and don’t participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself morally pure. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version22 You should not be quick to impose hands on anyone, nor should you take part in the sins of outsiders. Keep yourself chaste. See the chapter |