1 Timothy 5:19
1 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.”1 Timothy 5:19
What Does 1 Timothy 5:19 Mean?
1 Timothy 5:19 is found in the book of 1 Timothy, chapter 5, verse 19 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to 1 Timothy 5:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 18:16“But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.”Deuteronomy 19:15“One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.”1 Timothy 5:1“Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;”2 Corinthians 13:1“This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”Deuteronomy 17:6“At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.”Titus 1:6“If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.”Deuteronomy 13:14“Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;”Hebrews 10:28“He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:”Numbers 35:30“Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.”Deuteronomy 19:18“And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;”John 8:17“It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.”Acts 25:16“To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.”1 Peter 5:1“The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:”Genesis 9:23“And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.”John 18:29“Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?”Acts 11:30“Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.”Acts 24:2“And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,”
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