◄ 1 Timothy 5:24 ►
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New International Version
The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them.

New Living Translation
Remember, the sins of some people are obvious, leading them to certain judgment. But there are others whose sins will not be revealed until later.

English Standard Version
The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later.

Berean Standard Bible
The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.

Berean Literal Bible
The sins of some men are manifest, going before them to judgment; but of some also they appear later.

King James Bible
Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

New King James Version
Some men’s sins are clearly evident, preceding them to judgment, but those of some men follow later.

New American Standard Bible
The sins of some people are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after.

NASB 1995
The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after.

NASB 1977
The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after.

Legacy Standard Bible
The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after.

Amplified Bible
The sins of some people are conspicuous, leading the way for them into judgment [so that they are clearly not qualified for ministry]; but the sins of others appear later [for they are hidden and follow behind them].

Christian Standard Bible
Some people’s sins are obvious, preceding them to judgment, but the sins of others surface later.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Some people’s sins are obvious, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others surface later.

American Standard Version
Some men's sins are evident, going before unto judgment; and some men also they follow after.

Contemporary English Version
Some people get caught in their sins almost at once, even before the time of judgment. But other people's sins don't show up until later.

English Revised Version
Some men's sins are evident, going before unto judgment; and some men also they follow after.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The sins of some people are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment. The sins of others follow them there.

Good News Translation
The sins of some people are plain to see, and their sins go ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others are seen only later.

International Standard Version
The sins of some people are obvious, leading them to judgment. The sins of others follow them there.

Majority Standard Bible
The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.

NET Bible
The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later.

New Heart English Bible
Some men's sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.

Webster's Bible Translation
Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment: and some men they follow after.

Weymouth New Testament
The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of others lag behind.

World English Bible
Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
the sins of certain men are evident beforehand, leading before to judgment, but some also they follow after;

Berean Literal Bible
The sins of some men are manifest, going before them to judgment; but of some also they appear later.

Young's Literal Translation
of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after;

Smith's Literal Translation
Some men's sins are manifest, going before to judgment; and also to some they follow in the train.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Some men's sins are manifest, going before to judgment: and some men they follow after.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The sins of some men have been made manifest, preceding them to judgment, but those of others are manifested later.

New American Bible
Some people’s sins are public, preceding them to judgment; but other people are followed by their sins.

New Revised Standard Version
The sins of some people are conspicuous and precede them to judgment, while the sins of others follow them there.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
There are men whose crimes are well known and the notoriety of them precedes them to the house of judgment, and there are others, the notoriety of whose crimes follows after them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
There are people whose sins are known, and they precede them to the place of judgment, and some follow them.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Some men's sins are manifest beforehand, going before to judgment. Some persons, however, they follow after.

Godbey New Testament
The sins of some men are manifest beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they also follow after:

Haweis New Testament
Some men’s sins are glaringly manifest, going before to judgment; and after others also they follow to detection.

Mace New Testament
The vices of some men are so notorious, they prevent any inquisition: others don't discover themselves till they have been ordain'd.

Weymouth New Testament
The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of others lag behind.

Worrell New Testament
Some men's sins are openly manifest, going before to judgment; and some men also they follow after.

Worsley New Testament
The sins of some men are notorious, leading as it were to their condemnation; and some more artful they follow after.

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Audio Bible



Context
A Charge to Timothy
…23Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments. 24The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later. 25In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.…
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Cross References
Luke 12:2-3
There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. / What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

Numbers 32:23
But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.

Hebrews 4:13
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Proverbs 10:9
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Matthew 10:26
So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

Romans 2:16
on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.

1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

Proverbs 28:13
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

Jeremiah 16:17
For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.

Psalm 90:8
You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

Job 34:21-22
For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step. / There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.

Mark 4:22
For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

Psalm 139:11-12
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”— / even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.


Treasury of Scripture

Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

Jeremiah 2:34
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

Acts 1:16-20
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus…

Acts 5:1-11
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, …

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1 Timothy 5
1. Rules to be observed in reproving.
3. Of widows.
17. Of elders.
23. A precept for Timothy's health.
24. Some men's sins go before unto judgment, and some men's follow after.














Berean Study Bible
The sins of some men are obvious
This phrase highlights the visibility of certain transgressions. The Greek word for "obvious" is "prodelos," meaning clearly evident or manifest. In a historical context, public sins were often judged by the community, reflecting the communal nature of early Christian societies. This visibility serves as a warning and a call to repentance, emphasizing the need for accountability within the church.

reaching the place of judgment ahead of them
Here, "reaching" translates from the Greek "proago," meaning to go before or precede. This suggests that some sins are so evident that they metaphorically arrive at the judgment seat before the sinner does. In a scriptural context, this can be seen as a reference to divine justice, where God’s omniscience ensures that no sin is hidden. It serves as a reminder of the ultimate accountability before God, encouraging believers to live righteously.

the sins of others trail behind them
The phrase "trail behind" comes from the Greek "epakoloutheo," meaning to follow after. This indicates that some sins are not immediately apparent but will eventually come to light. Historically, this reflects the understanding that hidden sins will be revealed in God’s timing. It underscores the biblical principle that nothing is hidden from God’s sight, as seen in Hebrews 4:13, and encourages believers to seek forgiveness and live transparently.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
(24) Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.--The preceding verse was parenthetic, and suggested by his fears lest the effect of his direction to his son in the faith to keep himself pure might lead Timothy to the practice of a useless and unhealthy asceticism. St. Paul now returns and closes the subject on which he had been instructing his representative at Ephesus. He tells him, in his choice of men to fill the public positions in the Church of God--in his public inquiries into their conduct and teaching--in his inquiries respecting sinners, who, having forfeited their position as members of the community, were seeking re-admission into church fellowship, not to forget there were two classes of sins: the one class public and open, heralds, so to speak, of the judgment to follow. In the case of men sinning thus, the church's chief pastor would have no difficulty in determining upon his course of action. But there was another class of sins--silent and, as far as public and general knowledge went, unknown--only published after judgment had been given. To rightly estimate such characters will require much care and penetration, and this will be part of Timothy's work. The judgment (krisis) here mentioned is that of Timothy as shown in the careful selection of candidates for ordination--in determining what sinners are fit for restoration to church fellowship--in pronouncing sentence in the matter of accused presbyters.

Pulpit Commentary
Verse 24. - Evident for open beforehand, A.V.; unto for to, A.V.; men also for men, A.V. Some men's sins, etc. St. Paul is evidently here recurring to the topic which he had been dealing with ever since ver. 17, viz. Timothy's duty as a bishop, to whom was entrusted the selection of persons for the office of elder, or presbyter, and also the maintaining of discipline among his clergy. Alford sees the connection of the precept about drinking a little wine with what went before, and with this twenty-fourth verse, in the supposed circumstance that Timothy's weak health had somewhat weakened the vigor of his rule; and that the recommendation to leave off water-drinking was given more with a view to the firmer discharge of those duties than merely for his bodily comfort. This may be so. But there is nothing unlike St. Paul's manner in the supposition that he had done with the subject in hand at the end of the twenty-second verse, and passed on to the friendly hint with regard to Timothy's health, but then subjoined the fresh remarks in vers. 24 and 25, which were an afterthought. Evident (πρόδηλοι); only found in the New Testament, in Hebrews 7:14 besides these two verses, and in the apocryphal books of the Old Testament. It is common, with the kindred forms, προδηλόω προδήλωσις, etc., in classical Greek. It is doubted whether πρὸ in this compound verb has the force of "beforehand," as in the A.V., and not rather that of "before the eyes of all," and therefore only intensifies the meaning of δηλόω. But the natural force of πρὸ in composition certainly is "before" in point of time; and hence in a compound like πρόδηλος would mean" evident before it is examined," which of course is equivalent to "very evident." St. Paul's meaning, therefore, would be: Some men's sins are notorious, requiring no careful inquisition in order to find them out; nay, they of themselves go before - before the sinner himself - unto judgment. But there are also some whose sins follow after them. It is not till after close inquiry that they are found out. They go up to the judgment-seat apparently innocent, but after a while their sins come trooping up to their condemnation. This enforces the caution, "Lay hands hastily on no man."

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Greek
The
αἱ (hai)
Article - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sins
ἁμαρτίαι (hamartiai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 266: From hamartano; a sin.

of some
Τινῶν (Tinōn)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

men
ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

are
εἰσιν (eisin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

obvious,
πρόδηλοί (prodēloi)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 4271: Manifest to all, evident, very clear. From pro and delos; plain before all men, i.e. Obvious.

going ahead of [them]
προάγουσαι (proagousai)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 4254: From pro and ago; to lead forward; intransitively, to precede (participle, previous).

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

judgment;
κρίσιν (krisin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2920: Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[the sins] of others
τισὶν (tisin)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

do [not] surface until later.
ἐπακολουθοῦσιν (epakolouthousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1872: To follow close after, accompany, dog; I imitate, pursue, be studious of. From epi and akoloutheo; to accompany.


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