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1 Timothy 5:21

WEB

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.

KJV

21I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

BSB

21I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

FBV

21Before God and Christ Jesus, and the holy angels, I instruct you to follow these instructions without bias. Don't do anything from an attitude of favoritism.

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Extra References

2 Timothy 4:1

1I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:


1 Timothy 6:13

13I command you before God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,


2 Peter 2:4

4For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus,[+] and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved for judgment;


2 Corinthians 5:16

16Therefore we know no one according to the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.


Jude 1:6

6Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.


2 Timothy 2:14

14Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord that they don’t argue about words to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.


Matthew 25:41

41Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;


James 2:1-4

1My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality. 2For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue,[+] and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in, 3and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” orSit by my footstool4haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?


Psalms 119:34

34Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.


Leviticus 19:15

15“‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.