1 TIMOTHY 5:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.”
Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in another's sins; keep yourself pure — the warning against precipitous ordination (tacheos cheirotonia) reflects the danger that hasty leaders participate (koinōneō) in the sins of unvetted candidates. Timothy's own purity (hagneian) depends on exercising discernment.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 5:22
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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