1 Timothy 5:24

1 Timothy 5:24

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

a. NLT: Remember, the sins of some people are obvious, leading them to certain judgment. But there are others whose sins will not be revealed until later.

b. NIV: The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them.

c. YLT: Of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after;

d. Amplified Bible Classic: The sins of some men are conspicuous (openly evident to all eyes), going before them to the judgment [seat] and proclaiming their sentence in advance; but the sins of others appear later [following the offender to the bar of judgment and coming into view there].

e. Worrell Translation: Some men’s sins are openly manifest, going before to judgment; and some men also they follow after.

    

f. Wuest Translation: The sins of certain men are openly manifest to all eyes, going ahead to judgment; and in the case of certain individuals, they follow after.

g. Peshitta Eastern Text: There are menwhose crimesare well known and the notoriety of them precedes them to the house of judgment, and there are others, the notoriety of whose crimes follows after them.

1. “Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment…”

a. Some [Strong: 5100 tis tis an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:--a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).]

b. men’s [Strong: 444 anthropos anth'-ro-pos from 435 and ops (the countenance; from 3700); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.]

c. sins [Strong: 266 hamartia ham-ar-tee'-ah from 264; a sin (properly abstract):--offence, sin(-ful).]

d. are [Strong: 1526 eisi i-see' 3d person plural present indicative of 1510; they are:--agree, are, be, dure, X is, were.]

e. open beforehand [Strong: 4271 prodelos prod'-ay-los from 4253 and 1212; plain before all men, i.e. obvious:--evident, manifest (open) beforehand.]

f. going before [Strong: 4254 proago pro-ag'-o from 4253 and 71; to lead forward (magisterially); intransitively, to precede (in place or time (participle, previous)):--bring (forth, out), go before.]

g. to [Strong: 1519 eis ice a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).]

h. judgment [Strong: 2920 krisis kree'-sis decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law):--accusation, condemnation, damnation, judgment.]

2. “…and some men they follow after.”

a. and [Strong: 1161 de deh a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).]

b. and [Strong: 2532 2532. kai kahee apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

c. some [men] [Strong: 5100 tis tis an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:--a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).]

d. they follow after [Strong: 1872 epakoloutheo ep-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o from 1909 and 190; to accompany:--follow (after)

1). The reason the final judgment is not until the very end, is because in all cases, the effect of our sins goes on after our death. For instance, Darwin’s theory of evolution is still to this day influencing people to not believe the Scriptures. As a result, though his death was in 1882, the tally against him continues to go up, because his philosophy is still influencing people today to disbelieve the gospel. It is the same with men and women of God. There are men and women of God who died years ago yet their works will follow them to heaven. Perhaps it was a ministry or a Bible school they began and after their death others continue it in their name. The works of the school or ministry will follow them to heaven. Names like Kenneth E. Hagin, Gordon Lindsay and others, who long after they have gone on to be with the Lord are still influencing lives for the glory of God.

2). It is the same with our lives, but perhaps on a smaller scale. We must live our lives in light of the fact we are going to stand before the Lord and answer for the things we did in our body. We must live with eternity in view.

a). 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

5:9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

b). Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.