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1 Timothy 4:14
14Be not negligent of the gift [that is] in thee, which has been given to thee through prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the elderhood.
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 despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13Till I come, give thyself to reading, to exhortation, to teaching. Be not negligent of the gift [that is] in thee, which has been given to thee through prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the elderhood. 15Occupy thyself with these things; be wholly in them, that thy progress may be manifest to all. 16Give heed to thyself and to the teaching; continue in them; for, doing this, thou shalt save both thyself and those that hear thee.
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
Cross-references for 1 Timothy 4:14
- Matthew 25:14For [it is] as [if] a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance.
- Luke 19:12He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.
- Romans 12:6But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether [it be] prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:19quench not the Spirit;
- 2 Timothy 1:6For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
- 1 Peter 4:9hospitable one to another, without murmuring;
- 1 Timothy 1:18This charge, [my] child Timotheus, I commit to thee, according to the prophecies as to thee preceding, in order that thou mightest war by them the good warfare,
- 1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands quickly on no man, nor partake in others' sins. Keep thyself pure.
- Acts 6:6whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.
- Acts 8:17Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.
- Acts 13:3Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid [their] hands on them, they let [them] go.
- Acts 19:6And Paul having laid [his] hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
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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