1 Timothy 5:22

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Do not lay hands on anyone hastily and so identify with the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 5:11 : 11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
  • 1 Tim 3:10 : 10 And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.
  • 1 Tim 3:6 : 6 He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.
  • Acts 6:6 : 6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
  • 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, given to you and confirmed by prophetic words when the elders laid hands on you.
  • 2 John 1:11 : 11 because the person who gives him a greeting shares in his evil deeds.
  • Rev 18:4 : 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,“Come out of her, my people, so you will not take part in her sins and so you will not receive her plagues,
  • Josh 9:14 : 14 The men examined some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the LORD’s advice.
  • 2 Tim 1:6 : 6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands.
  • 2 Tim 2:2 : 2 And what you heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.
  • Titus 1:5-9 : 5 Titus’ Task on Crete The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion. 7 For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain. 8 Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled. 9 He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching and correct those who speak against it.
  • Heb 6:2 : 2 teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
  • Acts 13:3 : 3 Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.
  • Acts 18:6 : 6 When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them,“Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!”
  • Acts 20:26 : 26 Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.
  • 1 Tim 4:12 : 12 Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.

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    19Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.

    20Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

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  • Eph 5:7
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  • Col 2:21
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    21“Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”

  • 1 Tim 4:14-15
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    14Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, given to you and confirmed by prophetic words when the elders laid hands on you.

    15Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.

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    7For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.

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    12Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.

  • 2 Tim 2:21-22
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    21So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

    22But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

  • Prov 22:25-26
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    25lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

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    7Reinforce these commands, so that they will be beyond reproach.

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    15But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker.

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    9I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

    10In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world.

    11But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian who is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or verbally abusive, or a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.

  • Eph 5:3
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    3But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.

  • Eccl 5:6
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    6Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell the priest,“It was a mistake!” Why make God angry at you so that he would destroy the work of your hands?”

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    12And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your“Yes” be yes and your“No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

  • Job 11:14
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    14if iniquity is in your hand– put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

  • Heb 12:14
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    6He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

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    15Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.

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    15So communicate these things with the sort of exhortation or rebuke that carries full authority. Don’t let anyone look down on you.

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    4The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.

  • Eph 5:5
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    5For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy(such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

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    6the person who touches any of these will be unclean until evening and must not eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body in water.

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  • 1 Pet 5:2-3
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    3And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

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    15See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

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    2And you are proud! Shouldn’t you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this from among you?

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    20Conclusion O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so-called“knowledge.”

  • Acts 15:29
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    29that you abstain from meat that has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what has been strangled and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from doing these things, you will do well. Farewell.

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    2(5:1) Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth! Therefore, let your words be few.