1 Timotius 4:14

4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, ¹  given to you and confirmed by prophetic words ²  when the elders laid hands on you. ³ 

1 Timotius 5:22

5:22 Do not lay hands on anyone ⁴  hastily and so identify with the sins of others. ⁵  Keep yourself pure.

[4:14]  ¹ tn Grk “in you.”

[4:14]  ² tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”

[4:14]  sn These prophetic words perhaps spoke of what God would do through Timothy in his ministry (cf. 1 Tim 1:18).

[4:14]  ³ tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).

[5:22]  ⁴ tn In context “laying hands on anyone” refers to ordination or official installation of someone as an elder.

[5:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “and do not share in the sins of others.”