King James Version
1 Timothy 5:22 in the King James Version says “Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.” — study this verse from 1 Timothy chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.”
1 Timothy 5:22 · KJV
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
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. preferring: or, prejudice
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“hands”
G5495the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by hebraism) a means or instrument)
“of other”
G245another's, i.e., not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile
“keep”
G5083to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from g5442, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from g2892
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