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(23 No longer be-a-water-drinker, but be using a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent sicknesses). 24 The sins of some[a] people are clear-beforehand, going ahead-of them to judgment, but indeed for some they follow-after. 25 Similarly also the good works are clear-beforehand, and the ones having it otherwise[b] are not able to be hidden.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:24 That is, some on whom you might consider laying hands.
  2. 1 Timothy 5:25 That is, not openly apparent to people. These works will not stay hidden upon examination. Good character is verifiable.

23 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine(A) because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

24 The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. 25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever.

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