Bible Strands
1 Timothy 5:22
Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to Timothy, a young pastor in Ephesus, embedding this instruction within a solemn charge to judge without partiality (v. 21).
The words — ταχὺς (tacheōs, "soon") is the operative word: the prohibition targets haste, not the act of laying on hands itself.
The thread — 1 Timothy 3:10 and 3:6 both require a testing period before appointment, reinforcing the same principle of patience in leadership decisions.
Why it lands — It asks a reader to recognize that endorsing someone prematurely makes one a partner in whatever that person later does wrong.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
Cross-references
- Ephesians 5:11 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- 1 Timothy 3:10 Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
- 1 Timothy 3:6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
- 1 Timothy 4:14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
- Acts 6:6 They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
- 2 Timothy 1:6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
- 2 Timothy 2:2 And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
- 2 John 1:11 Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.
- Acts 13:3 And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
- 1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.