1 Timothy 5:21

1 Timothy 5:21

19 Do not receive an accusation against an elder except ^afrom two or three witnesses.

20 Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear.

21 I charge you before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the¹ elect angels that you observe these things without ^aprejudice, doing nothing with partiality.

22 Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor ^ashare in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure.

23 No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent¹ infirmities.

24 Some men’s sins are ^aclearly evident, preceding them to judgment, but those of some men follow later.

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I Timothy 5:21 I charge [thee] before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ. The solemnity of this charge shows that Paul had a fear that Timothy's sympathies might lead him aside from a strictly judicial course. And the elect angels. Why "elect" we do not certainly know. They may be the good angels as distinct from the bad angels, or those who were chosen to assist in the work of human redemption may be meant. Angels are often mentioned in this connection. Observe these things. Carry out this discipline without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. Without respect to persons.

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