A Charge to Timothy

21 I solemnly charge [you] before God and [the] Lord Jesus Christ[fn] and the elect angels to maintain these [principles] without bias, [and] to do nothing out of partiality.

22 Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands [and thereby] share in [the] sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

23 Stop drinking [only] water [and] use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

24 The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of [them] to judgment; but [the sins] of others do [not] surface until later. 25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the [ones that] are [inconspicuous] cannot remain hidden.