1 Timothy 5:24
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Some men's sins are manifest, going before to judgment: and some men they follow after.

Jeremiah 2:34 And in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor and innocent? not in ditches have I found them, but in all places, which I mentioned before.

Acts 1:16-20 Men, brethren, the scripture must needs be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was the leader of them that apprehended Jesus: . . .

Acts 5:1-11 But a certain man named Ananias, with Saphira his wife, sold a piece of land, . . .

Acts 8:18 And when Simon saw that, by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest: which are fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury, . . .

2 Timothy 4:10 Crescens into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia.

2 Peter 2:20,21 For if, flying from the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they be again entangled in them and overcome: their latter state is become unto them worse than the former. . . .

Context
A Charge to Timothy
23Do not still drink water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thy frequent infirmities. 24Some men's sins are manifest, going before to judgment: and some men they follow after. 25In like manner also good deeds are manifest: and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.…
Cross References
Romans 3:7
For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?

Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me: Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. From henceforth now, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours. For their works follow them.

Lexicon
The
αἱ (hai)
Article - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sins
ἁμαρτίαι (hamartiai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 266: From hamartano; a sin.

of some
Τινῶν (Tinōn)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

men
ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

are
εἰσιν (eisin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

obvious,
πρόδηλοί (prodēloi)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4271: Manifest to all, evident, very clear. From pro and delos; plain before all men, i.e. Obvious.

going ahead of [them]
προάγουσαι (proagousai)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4254: From pro and ago; to lead forward; intransitively, to precede (participle, previous).

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

judgment;
κρίσιν (krisin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2920: Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[the sins] of others
τισὶν (tisin)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

do [not] surface until later.
ἐπακολουθοῦσιν (epakolouthousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1872: To follow close after, accompany, dog; I imitate, pursue, be studious of. From epi and akoloutheo; to accompany.


Additional Translations
The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.

The sins of some men are manifest, going before them to judgment; but of some also they appear later.

Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

Some men's sins are evident, going before unto judgment; and some men also they follow after.

Of some men the sins are manifest beforehand, going before to judgment, and some also they follow after.

Some men's sins are evident, going before unto judgment; and some men also they follow after.

Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment: and some men they follow after.

The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of others lag behind.

Some men's sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.

of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after;
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