1 Timothy 5:25 BSB — MannaFest

1 Timothy 5:25

In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.

BSB

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ASV

In like manner also there are good works that are evident; and such as are otherwise cannot be hid.

KJV

Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

LETTERS 54.8 (420)

The words mean this: Certain persons sin so deliberately and flagrantly that you no sooner see them than you know them at once to be sinners. But the defects of others are so cunningly concealed that we only learn them from subsequent information. Similarly the good deeds of some people are public property, while those of others we come to know only through long intimacy with them.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand - The character of some people is clear, and accurately understood. There can be no doubt, from their works, that they are good people. We need not wait for the day of judgment to determine that, but may treat them here as good men, and introduce them to offices which only good men can fill. The idea here is that their character may be so certain and undoubted that there need be no hesitation in setting them apart to the office of the ministry.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὡσαύτως	hōsautōs	Likewise	G5615 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ἔργα	erga	works	G2041 →
τὰ	ta	<the>	G3588 →
καλὰ	kala	good	G2570 →
πρόδηλα	prodēla	evident	G4271 →
καὶ	kai	and even	G2532 →
τὰ	ta	those	G3588 →
ἄλλως	allōs	otherwise	G247 →
ἔχοντα	echonta	being	G2192 →
κρυβῆναι	krubēnai	to be concealed	G2928 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
δύνανται.¶	dunantai	are able.	G1410 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 10:9
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
leads to
- Proverbs 28:18
  He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
- Matthew 10:26
  So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
- Psalms 26:11–12
  But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.
- Isaiah 33:15–16
  He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
- 1 Corinthians 4:5
  Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each…
Through
Luke 11:33
No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
leads to
- Luke 8:16–17
  No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
- Mark 4:21–22
  Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
- Matthew 5:15–16
  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Timothy

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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About 1 Timothy