1 Timothy 5:21 meaning and explanation
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
1 Timothy 5:21, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul writes to Timothy, his younger coworker left in charge of the church at Ephesus, and here he closes instructions about elders, widows and discipline with a formal charge. The Greek verb diamartyromai means to testify solemnly, and Paul names God, Christ Jesus and the elect angels as witnesses, giving the command the weight of an oath.
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