1Tim. 5:231 Timothy 5:23 Drink no longer water = "The writer well remembers a fearfully sick day that he passed at Ephesus in 1889, due to the water." See Johnson's experiece at Ephesus, in PNT. One wonders if Dr. Luke was not involved in giving this prescription (Rx) for Timothy! Wine = Is this simply grape juice, or fermented? A remedy for stomach ailment.