1 Timothy 5:22
1 Timothy 5:21-23 The Message (MSG)
God and Jesus and angels all back me up in these instructions. Carry them out without favoritism, without taking sides. Don’t appoint people to church leadership positions too hastily. If a person is involved in some serious sins, you don’t want to become an unwitting accomplice. In any event, keep a close check on yourself. And don’t worry too much about what the critics will say. Go ahead and drink a little wine, for instance; it’s good for your digestion, good medicine for what ails you.
1 Timothy 5:22 King James Version (KJV)
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
1 Timothy 5:22 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
1 Timothy 5:22 New Century Version (NCV)
Think carefully before you lay your hands on anyone, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
1 Timothy 5:22 American Standard Version (ASV)
Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
1 Timothy 5:22 New International Version (NIV)
Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
1 Timothy 5:22 New King James Version (NKJV)
Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure.
1 Timothy 5:22 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Do not hurry to lay hands on anyone [ordaining and approving someone for ministry or an office in the church, or in reinstating expelled offenders], and thereby share in the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
1 Timothy 5:22 New Living Translation (NLT)
Never be in a hurry about appointing a church leader. Do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.