Thomas Aquinas, on 1Tim 5:24

“Some men’s sins are manifest, going before to judgment: and some men they follow after.”

“Then when he says, some men's sins are manifest, he explains how he should understand the two things he has said, namely, that in condemnation he should proceed without prejudice, and that he should not impose hands lightly. In regard to the first he says, some men's sins are manifest. As if to say: above I said, observe these things without prejudice; nevertheless, you should realize that some sins are notorious and need no examination; but some are hidden and require probing. These are the ones which you must investigate without prejudice, but not the first; because the first are going before to judgment, but the others appear after judgment, i.e., they reveal themselves after discussion and must not then be made public: as the faces of them who look therein shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise (Prov 27:19).”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.