Passage

Handling accusations without favoritism

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

²¹I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

1 Timothy 5:21World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The letter charges Timothy to carry out these instructions without prejudice or favoritism.

To understand

The preceding lines require two or three witnesses for an accusation against an elder and public correction of those who sin. The instruction about partiality governs that handling of accusations and correction.

A question

What could favoritism change in the handling of the accusations described just before this instruction?