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1 Timothy 5:22

Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.

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χεῖραςcheirashandsχείρ (cheir)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “hands”, the object formG5495a hand.handsταχέωςtacheōssuddenlyταχέωςadverb — “suddenly”G5030soon, quickly, hastily.suddenlyμηδενὶmēdenino manμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the to- or for-formG3367no one, none, nothing.no manἐπιτίθειepititheito putἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to put”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2007I put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition.This verse uses “put”.μηδὲmēdeneitherμηδέconjunction — “neither”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.neitherκοινώνειkoinōneibe partakerκοινωνέω (koinōneō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “be partaker”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2841(a) I share, communicate, contribute, impart, (b) I share in, have a share of, have fellowship with.be partakerἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaismen's sinsἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “men's sins”, the to- or for-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.men's sinsἀλλοτρίαιςallotriaisanother’sἀλλότριος (allotrios)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “another’s”, the to- or for-formG245belonging to another person, belonging to others, foreign, strange.σεαυτὸνseautonyourselfσεαυτοῦ (seautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the object formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyselfἁγνὸνhagnonpureἁγνός (hagnos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “pure”, the object formG53(originally, in a condition prepared for worship), pure (either ethically, or ritually, ceremonially), chaste.This verse uses “pure”.pureτήρειtēreito keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.

Young’s Literal Translation

Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure;

World English Bible

Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

Darby Translation

Lay hands quickly on no man, nor partake in others' sins. Keep thyself pure.

Douay-Rheims

Impose not hands lightly upon any man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins. Keep thyself chaste.

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