1 Timothy 5:23
No longer drink water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and for your frequent ailments.
Revised King James New Testament
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
22Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor share in other men's sins: keep yourself pure.
24Some men's sins are evident, going before them to judgment; and for some men they appear later.
Cross References
1 Timothy 3:3Not given to wine, not combative, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;
1 Timothy 4:4For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be refused, if it is received with thanksgiving:
Titus 2:3Urge the older women likewise, to be reverent in behaviour, not malicious gossips, not slaves to much wine, but teaching 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 →