1 Timothy 4:12-16

12Don’t let anyone despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.

13Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching.

14Don’t neglect the gift that is in you; it was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.

15Practice these things; be committed to them, so that your progress may be evident to all.

16Pay close attention to your life and your teaching; persevere in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.