1 Timothy 5:24

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

Cross-references

Acts 1:16-20 recounts Judas's betrayal and death, a clear example of sin going before to judgment.

Galatians 5:19-21 lists obvious works of the flesh, directly paralleling sins that are open beforehand.

Acts 5:1-11 shows Ananias and Sapphira's hidden sin later exposed and judged, matching sins that follow after.

2 Timothy 4:10 reveals Demas's later desertion, illustrating sins that become evident only after time.

2 Peter 2:20 describes apostasy where sin reappears later, resembling sins that follow after.