1 Timothy 4:16

1 Timothy 4:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

Context of 1 Timothy 4:16

14Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands of the elders. 15Practice these things—be absorbed in them, so that your progress may be clear to all. Give 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 4:16 word by word

ἔπεχε σεαυτῷ καὶ τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ· ἐπίμενε αὐτοῖς· τοῦτο γὰρ ποιῶν καὶ σεαυτὸν σώσεις καὶ τοὺς ἀκούοντάς σου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Take heed untoἐπέχωepechō · to hold fast/outG1907
• thyselfσεαυτοῦseautou seautō seauton sautou sautō sauton · yourselfG4572
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• unto the doctrineδιδασκαλίαdidaskalia · teachingG1319
• continue inἐπιμένωepimenō · to remain/keep onG1961
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• in doingποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• thou shaltσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• them that hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• theeσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 4:16

• 1 Chronicles 28:10Consider now, for Adonai has chosen you to build a House for the Sanctuary. Chazak! And do it!”
• 2 Chronicles 19:6He said to the judges. “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for Adonai who is with you when you pass judgment.
• Mark 13:9“Watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them.
• Luke 21:34“But watch out so your hearts are not weighed down by carousing, strong drink, and the worries of life. Do not let that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.
• Acts 20:28“Take care of yourselves and all the flock of which the Ruach ha-Kodesh has made you overseers, to shepherd the community of God—which He obtained with the blood of His own.
• 1 Corinthians 3:10According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each consider carefully how he builds on it.
• Colossians 4:17Tell Archippus, “See to it that you complete the service you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”
• 2 Timothy 4:2proclaim the Word! Be ready when it is convenient or inconvenient. Confront, rebuke, encourage—with complete patience and instruction.
• Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God; and see to it that no bitter root springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled.
• 2 John 1:8Watch yourselves, so you do not lose what we have worked for but receive a full reward.
• 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.
• 1 Timothy 1:3As I urged you, when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay in Ephesus to direct certain people not to pass on different instruction,
• Romans 16:17Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep your eye on those who are causing divisions and stumbling blocks, contrary to the teaching that you learned. Turn away from them.
• Ephesians 4:14As a result, we are no longer to be like children, tossed around by the waves and blown all over by every wind of teaching, by the trickery of men with cunning in deceitful scheming.
• Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace—not by foods that have not benefited those occupied by them.
• 2 John 1:9Anyone who goes too far and does not remain in Messiah’s teaching does not have God. Anyone who remains in this teaching has both the Father and the Son.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Take heed unto thyself - See that the life of God remains and the work of God prospers in thine own soul. Take heed to thy doctrine, that the matter be pure and orthodox; that thou teach nothing for truth but what God has revealed. Continue in them - i.e., In taking heed to thyself and to thy doctrine; for this must be thy continual study. Without this, the Divine influence shall recede from thy heart, and the Divine gift from thy intellect; and, like…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Take heed unto thyself - This may be understood as relating to everything of a personal nature that would qualify him for his work. It may be applied to personal piety; to health; to manners; to habits of living; to temper; to the ruling purposes; to the contact with others. In relation to personal religion, a minister should take heed: (1) that he has true piety; and, (2) that he is advancing in the knowledge and love of God. In relation to morals, he…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. 1616. Take heed--Give heed (Ac 3:5). thyself, and ... doctrine--"and unto thy teaching." The two requisites of a good pastor: His teaching will be of no avail unless his own life accord with it; and his own purity of life is not enough unless he be diligent in teaching [Calvin]. This verse is a summary of 1Ti 4:12. continue in them--(2Ti 3:14). in doing this--not "by doing this," as though he could save himself by works. thou shalt ... save thyself, and…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 4:16

• Commandments
• Minister, Christian
• Watchfulness

In the dictionaries

• Attendance
• Charge
• Example
• Godliness
• Nourish
• Presbytery
• Profane
• Profiting
• Thanksgiving
• Doctrine

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