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1 Timothy 4:14
14Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, [that special endowment] which was intentionally bestowed on you [by the Holy Spirit] through prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands on you [at your ordination].
1 Timothy 4:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
Context of 1 Timothy 4:14
12Let no one look down on [you because of] your youth, but be an example and set a pattern for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in [moral] purity. 13Until I come, devote yourself to public reading [of Scripture], to preaching and to teaching [the sound doctrine of God’s word]. Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, [that special endowment] which was intentionally bestowed on you [by the Holy Spirit] through prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands on you [at your ordination]. 15Practice and work hard on these things; be absorbed in them [completely occupied in your ministry], so that your progress will be evident to all. 16Pay close attention to yourself [concentrate on your personal development] and to your teaching; persevere in these things [hold to them], for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.
Read all of 1 Timothy 41 Timothy 4:14 word by word
μὴ ἀμέλει τοῦ ἐν σοὶ χαρίσματος ὃ ἐδόθη σοι διὰ προφητείας μετὰ ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τοῦ πρεσβυτερίου.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Neglectἀμελέωameleo · to neglectG272
- notμήmē · notG3361
- the giftχάρισμαcharisma · giftG5486
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- was givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- prophecyπροφητείαprophēteia · prophecyG4394
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- the laying onἐπίθεσιςepithesis · laying onG1936
- of the handsχείρcheir · handG5495
- of the presbyteryπρεσβυτέριονpresbuterion · council of eldersG4244
Cross-references for 1 Timothy 4:14
- Matthew 25:14“For it is just like a man who was about to take a journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his possessions.
- Luke 19:12So He said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to obtain for himself a kingdom, and [then] to return.
- Romans 12:6Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them accordingly: if [someone has the gift of] prophecy, [let him speak a new message from God to His people] in proportion to the faith possessed;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:19Do not quench [subdue, or be unresponsive to the working and guidance of] the [Holy] Spirit.
- 2 Timothy 1:6That is why I remind you to fan into flame the gracious gift of God, [that inner fire—the special endowment] which is in you through the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination].
- 1 Peter 4:9Be hospitable to one another without complaint.
- 1 Timothy 1:18This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, so that [inspired and aided] by them you may fight the good fight [in contending with false teachers],
- 1 Timothy 5:22Do not hurry to lay hands on anyone [ordaining and approving someone for ministry or an office in the church, or in reinstating expelled offenders], and thereby share in the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
- Acts 6:6They brought these men before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them [to dedicate and commission them for this service].
- Acts 8:17Then Peter and John laid their hands on them [one by one], and they received the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 13:3Then after fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them [in approval and dedication] and sent them away [on their first journey].
- Acts 19:6And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in [unknown] tongues (languages) and prophesying.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Neglect not the gift that is in thee - The word here must refer to the gifts and graces of the Divine Spirit, which Timothy received when set apart to the work of an evangelist by the imposition of St. Paul's hands, 2 Timothy 1:6, and by that of the presbytery or eldership; for it most evidently appears, from this verse and that above quoted, that he received this double imposition, not probably at different times, but on one and the same occasion. These…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Neglect not the gift that is in thee - An important question arises here, to what the word “gift” refers; whether to natural endowment; to office; or to some supposed virtue which had been conferred by ordination - some transmitted influence which made him holy as a minister of religion, and which was to continue to be transmitted by the imposition of apostolic hands. The word which is here used, is rendered “gift” in every place in which it occurs in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 Men's youth will not be despised, if they keep from vanities and follies. Those who teach by their doctrine, must teach by their life. Their discourse must be edifying; their conversation must be holy; they must be examples of love to God and all good men, examples of spiritual-mindedness. Ministers must mind these things as their principal work and business. By this means their profiting will appear in all things, as well as to all persons…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14the laying on of the hands: This gesture showed recognition, validity, and blessing (see Acts 13:1–3; 6:6). This was likely the same event as in 2 Timothy 1:6–7 (see 1 Timothy 1:18; compare Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 12:7–11; Ephesians 4:7–13). This is the way the church validated Paul’s ministry and that of his delegates.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Neglect not the gift--by letting it lie unused. In 2Ti 1:6 the gift is represented as a spark of the Spirit lying within him, and sure to smoulder by neglect, the stirring up or keeping in lively exercise of which depends on the will of him on whom it is bestowed (Mt 25:18, 25, 27, 28). The charism or spiritual gift, is that of the Spirit which qualified him for "the work of an evangelist" (Ep 4:11; 2Ti 4:5), or perhaps the gift of discerning spirits…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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