1 TIMOTHY 5:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.”
I charge you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality — Paul invokes divine witness (God, Christ, elected angels) to ensure Timothy's impartial administration of disciplinary justice. Partiality (proslēpsis) corrupts judgment.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 5:21
Having spoken of Bishops and Deacons, of men, and women, of widows and elders, and of all others, and having shown how great was the authority of a Bishop, now he was speaking of judgment, he has added, “I charge you before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels, that you observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.” Thus fearfully he charges him. For though Timothy was his beloved son, he did not therefore stand in awe…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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