1 Timothy 5:23

5:22 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.

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Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.

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

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your often infirmities.

5:24 Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

What does 1 Timothy 5:23 mean?

1 Timothy 5:23 is a verse in the book of 1 Timothy, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include ὑδροποτέω (hudropoteo), μηκέτι (meketi), ἀλλά (alla).

Greek interlinear

Drinkὑδροποτέωhudropoteo/hoo-drop-ot-eh'-o/G5202from a compound of 5204 and a derivative of 4095; to be a water-drinker, i.e. to abstain from vinous beverages:--drink water.

longerμηκέτιmeketi/may-ket'-ee/G3371from 3361 and 2089; no further:--any longer, (not) henceforth, hereafter, no henceforward (longer, more, soon), not any more.

water,ὑδροποτέωhudropoteo/hoo-drop-ot-eh'-o/G5202from a compound of 5204 and a derivative of 4095; to be a water-drinker, i.e. to abstain from vinous beverages:--drink water.

butἀλλάalla/al-lah'/G235neuter plural of 243; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations):--and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.

useχράομαιchraomai/khrah'-om-ahee/G5530middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from 5495, to handle); to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner:--entreat, use. Compare 5531; 5534.

littleὀλίγοςoligos/ol-ee'-gos/G3641of uncertain affinity; puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat:--+ almost, brief(-ly), few, (a) little, + long, a season, short, small, a while.

wineοἶνοςoinos/oy'-nos/G3631a primary word (or perhaps of Hebrew origin (3196)); "wine" (literally or figuratively):--wine.

forδιάdia/dee-ah'/G1223a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.

thyσύsou/soo/G4675genitive case of 4771; of thee, thy:--X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.

stomach's

sakeστόμαχοςstomachos/stom'-akh-os/G4751from 4750; an orifice (the gullet), i.e. (specially), the "stomach":--stomach.

andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.

thineσύsou/soo/G4675genitive case of 4771; of thee, thy:--X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.

oftenπυκνόςpuknos/pook-nos'/G4437from the same as 4635; clasped (thick), i.e. (figuratively) frequent; neuter plural (as adverb) frequently:--often(-er).

infirmities.ἀσθένειαastheneia/as-then'-i-ah/G769from 772; feebleness (of mind or body); by implication, malady; morally, frailty:--disease, infirmity, sickness, weakness.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 1 Timothy 5:23.

Mark 1:45

But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

Matthew 13:21

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. offended: he relapseth, or, falleth into sin

Matthew 4:4

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Matthew 5:39

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Matthew 6:18

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

Matthew 9:17

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. bottles: or, sacks of skin, or, leather

Matthew 9:18

While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

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What does 1 Timothy 5:23 say?

1 Timothy 5:23 (King James Version) reads: "Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities."

Is 1 Timothy 5:23 in the Old or New Testament?

1 Timothy 5:23 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Timothy.

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