1 Timothy 4:15
13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
- KJV
- Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
- WEB
- Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.
- ASV
- Be diligent in these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest unto all.
- DARBY
- Occupy thyself with these things; be wholly in them, that thy progress may be manifest to all.
- BLB
- Ponder these things; be in them, so that your advancement may be apparent to all.
- ÅB
- Tenk på dette, lev i dette, for at din fremgang kan bli åpenbar for alle!
- OTB
- Vær flittig i disse sakene; fordyp deg i dem, så din fremgang kan være åpenbar for alle.
- B1930
- Tenk på dette, lev i dette, forat din fremgang kan bli åpenbar for alle!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Read in contextPsalms 143:5
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:15–16
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
Read in contextPsalms 104:34
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 119:48
My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
Read in contextActs 6:4
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
Read in context1 Timothy 4:6
If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
Read in contextJoshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
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