1 Timothy 5:23
And henceforth water drink not, but wine a little drink, on account of thy stomach, and on account of thy constant infirmities.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
In Context
22The hand suddenly on any man lay not, neither participate in others' sins. Keep thyself in purity.
Cross References
1 Timothy 3:3and not a transgressor over wine, nor (one) whose hand hastens to strike; but he is to be gentle and not contentious, nor a lover of money;
1 Timothy 4:4because every creature of Aloha is good, and nothing to be abominated, if with thanksgiving it be received;
Titus 2:3And so also the aged women, that they be in behaviour what becometh the fear of Aloha, and not slanderers, nor enslaved to much wine, and that they teach good things;
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 5:18-25
Directions Concerning Elders; Concerning Church Discipline. ( a. d. 64.) 17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. 18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward. 19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. 20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. 21 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus… Read the whole commentary →