1Ti 5:20 | JFB | STEP | 20. Them that sin —whether presbyters or laymen. rebuke before all —publicly before the Church ( ). Not until this "rebuke" was disregarded was the offender to be excommunicated. others . . . fear —that other members of the Church may have a wholesome fear of offending ( ).

1 Timothy 5:20

20. Them that sin—whether presbyters or laymen.

rebuke before all—publicly before the Church (Mt 18:15-17; 1Co 5:9-13; Eph 5:11). Not until this "rebuke" was disregarded was the offender to be excommunicated.

others . . . fear—that other members of the Church may have a wholesome fear of offending (De 13:11; Ac 5:11).