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.
• 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, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to encouragement, and to teaching. 14Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands of the elders. Practice these things—be absorbed in them, so that your progress may be clear to all. 16Give attention to yourself and your teaching. Persevere in these things, for in doing so you will save yourself and those who hear you.

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 Torah should not depart from your mouth—you are to meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will make your ways prosperous and then you will be successful.
• Psalms 1:2But his delight is in the Torah of Adonai, and on His Torah he meditates day and night.
• Psalms 19:14Also keep Your servant from willful sins. May they not have dominion over me. Then I will be blameless, free from great transgression.
• Psalms 49:3both low and high, rich and poor together.
• Psalms 63:6My soul is satisfied as with fat and oil, so my mouth praises You with joyful lips.
• Psalms 77:12I will remember the deeds of Adonai. Yes, I will muse about Your wonders of old.
• Psalms 104:34Let my meditation be sweet to Him. I—I will rejoice in Adonai.
• Psalms 105:5Remember His wonders that He has done, His miracles and the judgments of His mouth,
• Psalms 119:15I will meditate on Your precepts, and regard Your ways.
• Psalms 119:97O how I love Your Torah! It is my meditation all day.
• Psalms 143:5I remember the days of old. I meditate on all You have done. I ponder the work of Your hands.
• Acts 6:4But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the service of the Word.”
• 1 Corinthians 16:15Now I urge you, brothers and sisters (you know the household of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves in service to the kedoshim),
• 2 Corinthians 4:14knowing that the One who raised the Lord Yeshua will raise us also with Yeshua, and will bring us with you into His presence.
• 2 Corinthians 8:5Moreover, it was not just as we had hoped, but they gave of themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God’s will.
• 1 Timothy 4:6In pointing out these things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Messiah Yeshua, nourished in the words of the faith and the sound teaching that 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

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