1 Timothy 5:22 meaning and explanation
Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
1 Timothy 5:22, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is writing to Timothy, his younger coworker left in charge of the church at Ephesus, giving instructions about how the congregation should treat older men and women, widows, and elders. In verse 22 the laying on of hands likely refers to ordaining or commissioning church leaders, since the surrounding verses concern elders, accusations and rebukes.
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