1 Timothy 4:15

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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress.

Context of 1 Timothy 4:15

13Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. 14Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress. 16Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.

1 Timothy 4:15 word by word

ταῦτα μελέτα, ἐν τούτοις ἴσθι, ἵνα σου ἡ προκοπὴ φανερὰ ᾖ πᾶσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Meditate uponμελετάωmeletaō · to meditate/plotG3191
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• give thyself whollyεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• toἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• profitingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• profitingπροκοπήprokopē · progressG4297
• appearφανερόςphaneros · clearG5318
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 4:15

• Joshua 1:8This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
• Psalms 1:2but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
• Psalms 19:14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
• Psalms 49:3My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
• Psalms 63:6when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
• Psalms 77:12I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds.
• Psalms 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
• Psalms 105:5Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,
• Psalms 119:15I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.
• Psalms 119:97Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
• Psalms 143:5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands.
• Acts 6:4But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
• 1 Corinthians 16:15Now I urge you, brothers—you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints—
• 2 Corinthians 4:14knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.
• 2 Corinthians 8:5and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.
• 1 Timothy 4:6If 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.

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

Topics related to 1 Timothy 4:15

• Commandments
• Meditation
• Minister, Christian

In the dictionaries

• Attendance
• Charge
• Example
• Godliness
• Nourish
• Presbytery
• Profane
• Profiting
• Thanksgiving
• Diligence; Diligent; Diligently

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