1 Timothy 4:14

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 man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conduct, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. 15Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 16Take heed to thyself, and to thy doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

1 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

• Neglectἀμελέωameleo · to neglectG272
• notμήmē · notG3361
• giftχάρισμαcharisma · giftG5486
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theeσοίsoi · youG4671
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• prophecyπροφητείαprophēteia · prophecyG4394
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• onἐπίθεσιςepithesis · laying onG1936
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• presbyteryπρεσβυτέριονpresbuterion · council of eldersG4244

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 4:14

• Matthew 25:14Forthe kingdom of heaven isas a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods.
• Luke 19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
• Romans 12:6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether 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 remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the laying on of my hands.
• 1 Peter 4:9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
• 1 Timothy 1:18This charge I commit to thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies made before concerning thee, that thou by them mayest war a good warfare;
• 1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
• Acts 6:6Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
• Acts 8:17Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 13:3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
• Acts 19:6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on 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

Topics related to 1 Timothy 4:14

• Church
• Commandments
• Elder
• Hand
• Meditation
• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Timothy

In the dictionaries

• Attendance
• Charge
• Example
• Gifts, spiritual
• Godliness
• Nourish
• Presbytery
• Profane
• Profiting
• Thanksgiving

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