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1 Timothy 5:22

5:21 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.

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Lay hands hastily on no one, neither be a participant in other men’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.

Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep yourself pure.

5:23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

What does 1 Timothy 5:22 mean?

1 Timothy 5:22 is a verse in the book of 1 Timothy, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include ἐπιτίθημι (epitithemi), χείρ (cheir), ταχέως (tacheos).

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Layἐπιτίθημιepitithemi/ep-ee-tith'-ay-mee/G2007from 1909 and 5087; to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense):--add unto, lade, lay upon, put (up) on, set on (up), + surname, X wound.
handsχείρcheir/khire/G5495perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):--hand.
suddenlyταχέωςtacheos/takh-eh'-oce/G5030adverb from 5036; briefly, i.e. (in time) speedily, or (in manner) rapidly:--hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, suddenly.
onἐπιτίθημιepitithemi/ep-ee-tith'-ay-mee/G2007from 1909 and 5087; to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense):--add unto, lade, lay upon, put (up) on, set on (up), + surname, X wound.
no
man,G3367
neitherμηδέmede/may-deh'/G3366from 3361 and 1161; but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor:--neither, nor (yet), (no) not (once, so much as).
be
partakerκοινωνέωkoinoneo/koy-no-neh'-o/G2841from 2844; to share with others (objectively or subjectively):--communicate, distribute, be partaker.
of
otherἀλλότριοςallotrios/al-lot'-ree-os/G245from 243; another's, i.e. not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile:--alien, (an-)other (man's, men's), strange(-r).
men's
sins:ἁμαρτίαhamartia/ham-ar-tee'-ah/G266from 264; a sin (properly abstract):--offence, sin(-ful).
keepτηρέωtereo/tay-reh'-o/G5083from teros (a watch; perhaps akin to 2334); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from 5442, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from 2892, which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried):--hold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch.
thyselfσεαυτοῦseautou/seh-ow-too'/G4572also dative case of the same, seautoi seh-ow-to', and accusative case seauton seh-ow-ton', likewise contracted sautou sow-too', sautoi sow-to', and sauton sow-ton', respectively of (with, to) thyself:--thee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self).
pure.ἁγνόςhagnos/hag-nos'/G53from the same as 40; properly, clean, i.e. (figuratively) innocent, modest, perfect:--chaste, clean, pure.

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Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.

Luke 3:14

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. Do violence: or, Put no man in fear wages: or, allowance

Mark 5:23

And besought him greatly, saying My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

Mark 6:5

And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

Mark 7:32

And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.

Mark 8:23

And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

Mark 8:25

After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

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What does 1 Timothy 5:22 say?

1 Timothy 5:22 (King James Version) reads: "Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure."

Is 1 Timothy 5:22 in the Old or New Testament?

1 Timothy 5:22 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Timothy.

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