New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Timothy 4:15
15Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident 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
13Until I come, give your attention to the public reading, to exhortation, and teaching. 14Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was granted to you through words of prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders. Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. 16Pay close attention to yourself and to the teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
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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 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 achieve success.
- Psalms 1:2But his delight is in the Law of the Lord, And on His Law he meditates day and night.
- Psalms 19:14May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
- Psalms 49:3My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
- Psalms 63:6When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches,
- Psalms 77:12I will meditate on all Your work, And on Your deeds with thanksgiving.
- Psalms 104:34May my praise be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall rejoice in the Lord.
- Psalms 105:5Remember His wonders which He has done, His marvels and the judgments spoken by His mouth,
- Psalms 119:15I will meditate on Your precepts And regard Your ways.
- Psalms 119:97How I love Your Law! It is my meditation all the day.
- Psalms 143:5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your accomplishments; I reflect on 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 and sisters: you know the household of Stephanas, that they are the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to ministry to the saints;
- 2 Corinthians 4:14knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus, and will present us with you.
- 2 Corinthians 8:5and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
- 1 Timothy 4:6In pointing out these things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have been following.
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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