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1 Timothy 4:15
15Occupy thyself with these things; be wholly in them, that thy progress may be manifest to all.
1 Timothy 4:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
- New International Version (NIV)Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
Context of 1 Timothy 4:15
13Till I come, give thyself to reading, to exhortation, to teaching. 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. Occupy 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.
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ταῦτα μελέτα, ἐν τούτοις ἴσθι, ἵνα σου ἡ προκοπὴ φανερὰ ᾖ πᾶσιν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Timothy 4:15
- Joshua 1:8This book of the law shall not depart from thy mouth; and thou shalt meditate upon it day and night, that thou mayest take heed to do according to all that is written therein; for then shalt thou have good success in thy ways, and then shalt thou prosper.
- Psalms 1:2But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
- Psalms 19:14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.
- Psalms 49:3My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:
- Psalms 63:6When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:
- Psalms 77:12And I will meditate upon all thy work, and muse upon thy doings.
- Psalms 104:34My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.
- Psalms 105:5Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth:
- Psalms 119:15I will meditate upon thy precepts, and have respect unto thy paths.
- Psalms 119:97MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
- Psalms 143:5I remember the days of old: I meditate on all thy doing; I muse on the work of thy hands.
- Acts 6:4but we will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.
- 1 Corinthians 16:15But I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruits of Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the saints for service,)
- 2 Corinthians 4:14knowing that he who has raised the Lord Jesus shall raise us also with Jesus, and shall present [us] with you.
- 2 Corinthians 8:5And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.
- 1 Timothy 4:6Laying these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which thou hast fully followed up.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Meditate upon these things - · Revolve them frequently in thy mind; consider deeply their nature and importance; get them deeply fastened in thy heart, and let all thy conduct flow from this inward feeling and conviction. Let the nature, reasons, and motives of thy ministry, be ever in the view of thy heart and conscience. Give thyself wholly to them - · Be thou in these things. Horace has a similar expression: Omnis in hoc sum. "I am absorbed in this."…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Meditate upon these things - Upon the train of events by which you have been led into the ministry, and upon the responsibilites and duties of the office. Let your mind be deeply impressed with these things; make them the subject of profound and serious thought. Give thyself wholly to them - Greek “Be in them” - a phrase similar to that of Horace - “totus in illis.” The meaning is plain. He was to devote his life wholly to this work. He was to have no…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. 6-16Timothy needs to address the false teachers (see 2 Timothy 3:1–4:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Meditate--Greek, "Meditate CAREFULLY upon" (Psa 1:2; 119:15; compare "Isaac," Ge 24:63). these things--(1Ti 4:12-14). As food would not nourish without digestion, which assimilates the food to the substance of the body, so spiritual food, in order to benefit us, needs to be appropriated by prayerful meditation. give thyself wholly to--literally, "BE in these things"; let them engross thee wholly; be wholly absorbed in them. Entire self-dedication, as…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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