1 Timothy 5:22

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Don’t be too quick to place your hands on others to set them apart to serve God. If it turns out that they’re involved in sin, it will look as if you approve. Keep yourself pure.

Cross References

Ephesians 5:11

and don’t have anything to do with the acts of darkness. They never produce anything good. Show what those acts are really like.

1 Timothy 3:10

They should be tested first, and then, if there’s nothing against them, they can serve as deacons.

1 Timothy 3:6

A leader must not be a new believer. Otherwise, he might become proud and go wrong, just as the devil did.

1 Timothy 4:14

Don’t fail to use the gift that the Holy Spirit gave you through a prophecy from God when the elders placed their hands on you.

Acts 6:6

The group brought these men to the apostles, and they prayed for them and placed their hands on them.

2 John 1:11

Anyone who welcomes them shares in their evil work.

2 Timothy 1:6

That’s why I want to encourage you to fan into flame the gift that God gave you when I placed my hands on you.

Hebrews 6:2

We’ve learned about different ways of becoming clean and about placing hands on people to bless them. We know that people will rise from the dead and that God will judge everyone for eternity.

2 Timothy 2:2

You’ve heard me teach things in front of many witnesses. Pass them on to people you can trust, and then they’ll be able to teach others also.

1 Timothy 4:12

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you’re a young person. Instead, set an example for the believers in what you say and in how you live, how you love, and in what you believe. Show the believers how to be pure.

Acts 13:3

The prophets and teachers fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, and then they sent them off.

Revelation 18:4

Then I heard another voice from heaven that said, “ ‘Come out of her, my people,’ so that you don’t take part in her sins and you don’t suffer from any of her plagues.

Acts 20:26

So I tell you today that it’s not my fault if any of you don’t believe.

Acts 18:6

But when they opposed Paul and treated him badly, he shook out his clothes in protest. He told them, “God’s judgment against you will be your own fault! Don’t blame me for it! From now on, I will go to the Gentiles.”

1 Timothy 3:2

But a leader must have a good reputation. He must be faithful to his wife. He must be restrained, self-controlled, and worthy of respect. He must welcome people into his home, and he must be able to teach.