22. Think carefully before you lay your hands on anyone to make him an elder. Don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
23. Timothy, stop drinking only water, and drink a little wine. This will help your stomach, and you will not be sick so often.
24. The sins of some people are easy to see. Their sins show that they will be judged. But the sins of some others are seen only later.
25. It is the same with the good things people do. Some are easy to see. But even if they are not obvious now, none of them will stay hidden forever.