Bible Strands
1 Timothy 5:24
The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to Timothy regarding the evaluation of church officials, immediately following advice about Timothy’s physical ailments. The words — προαγούσας (proagousai) = going before and προδήλους (prodēlous) = manifest, describing how certain sins precede their bearers into judgment. The thread — The same structural contrast appears in 1 Timothy 5:25 regarding good deeds, while Acts 8:18 illustrates sins that remain hidden until a later moment. Why it lands — It requires readers to assess leaders by immediate conduct and delayed evidence, recognizing that judgment operates on different timelines without assuming early exposure dictates final outcome.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
Cross-references
- 2 Timothy 4:10 because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
- Acts 8:18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
- 2 Peter 2:20 If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
- Acts 1:16 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
- Acts 5:1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
- Galatians 5:19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
- Jeremiah 2:34 Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things