1 Timothy 4:6

1 Timothy 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.

Context of 1 Timothy 4:6

4For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving: 5for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer. If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now: 7but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness: 8for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

1 Timothy 4:6 word by word

Ταῦτα ὑποτιθέμενος τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς καλὸς ἔσῃ διάκονος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐντρεφόμενος τοῖς λόγοις τῆς πίστεως καὶ τῆς καλῆς διδασκαλίας ᾗ παρηκολούθηκας·Read the interlinear

• thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• ministerδιάκονοςdiakonos · servantG1249
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• wordsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• doctrineδιδασκαλίαdidaskalia · teachingG1319
• followedπαρακολουθέωparakoloutheō · to followG3877

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 4:6

• Acts 20:31Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears.
• Romans 15:15But I write the more boldly unto you in some measure, as putting you again in remembrance, because of the grace that was given me of God,
• 1 Corinthians 4:17For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put you in remembrance of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every church.
• 2 Timothy 1:6For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands.
• 2 Timothy 2:14Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear.
• 2 Peter 1:12Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with you.
• 2 Peter 3:1This is now, beloved, the second epistle that I write unto you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by putting you in remembrance;
• Jude 1:5Now I desire to put you in remembrance, though ye know all things once for all, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
• Matthew 13:52And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
• 1 Corinthians 4:1Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
• 2 Corinthians 3:6who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
• 2 Corinthians 6:4but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
• Ephesians 6:21But that ye also may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
• Colossians 4:7All my affairs shall Tychicus make known unto you, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord:
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;
• 2 Timothy 2:15Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things - Show the Church that, even now, there is danger of this apostasy; put them on their guard against it; for the forewarned are half armed. Schoettgen supposes from this verse that what is spoken above refers to the Jews alone; and that there is no reference here to a Church which in after ages might apostatize from, or corrupt, the true doctrine of our Lord and Savior. Bishop Newton and others are of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things - Of the truths just stated. They are, therefore, proper subjects to preach upon. It is the duty of the ministry to show to the people of their charge what “is” error and where it may be apprehended, and to caution them to avoid it. Nourished up in the words of faith - That is, you will be then “a good minister of Jesus Christ, as becomes one who has been nourished up in the words of faith, or…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 Outward acts of self-denial profit little. What will it avail us to mortify the body, if we do not mortify sin? No diligence in mere outward things could be of much use. The gain of godliness lies much in the promise; and the promises to godly people relate partly to the life that now is, but especially to the life which is to come: though we lose for Christ, we shall not lose by him. If Christ be thus the Saviour of all men, then much more…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Brothers: The Greek word adelphoi refers to family members, both male and female. a good servant: Training good servants involves a complete pattern of behavior. Paul modeled this and based it on sound teachings. Good instruction unifies words and actions, beliefs and behaviors (see 3:10, 14–15; Philippians 4:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. If thou put ... in remembrance--rather as Greek, "If thou suggest to (bring under the notice of) the brethren," &c. these things--namely, the truths stated in 1Ti 4:4, 5, in opposition to the errors foretold, 1Ti 4:1-3. minister--"servant." nourished up--The Greek is present, not past: "continually being nourished in" (2Ti 1:5; 3:14, 15). the words of faith--rather, "the words of the faith" (compare 1Ti 4:12). good doctrine--"the good teaching."…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 4:6

• Commandments
• Gospel
• Minister, Christian
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Jesus Christ
• Attendance
• Charge
• Example
• Godliness
• Nourish

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