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22 Do not lay hands too readily on anyone, and do not share in another’s sins. Keep yourself pure.(A)

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22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands,(A) and do not share in the sins of others.(B) Keep yourself pure.(C)

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(A)They presented these men to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 6:6 They…laid hands on them: the customary Jewish way of designating persons for a task and invoking upon them the divine blessing and power to perform it.

They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed(A) and laid their hands on them.(B)

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17 Then they laid hands on them and they received the holy Spirit.(A)

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17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them,(A) and they received the Holy Spirit.(B)

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II. Exhortations to Timothy

The Gifts Timothy Has Received. For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God[a] that you have through the imposition of my hands.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:6 The gift of God: the grace resulting from the conferral of an ecclesiastical office. The imposition of my hands: see note on 1 Tm 4:14.

Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.(A)

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