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Them that sin (tous hamartanontas). The elders who continue to sin (present active participle).
In the sight of all (enōpion pantōn). “In the eye of (ho en opi ōn, the one who is in the eye of, then combined = enōpion) all” the elders (or even of the church). See next 1Ti 5:21 and Gal 1:20. Public rebuke when a clear case, not promiscuous gossip.
May be in fear (phobon echōsin). Present active subjunctive with hina (final clause), “may keep on having fear” (of exposure). Possibly, “the rest of the elders.”