1 Timothy 4:14
Do not neglect the gift in thee, which was given thee by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
13Until I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
15Think on these things--exist within these things--so that thy progress may be visible among all.
Cross References
Luke 19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
Acts 8:17Then they laid hands on them, and they received Holy Spirit.
Acts 19:6And Paul having laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues, and prophesied.
1 Thessalonians 5:19Do not quench the Spirit.
1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands hastily on no man, nor contribute to other sins. Keep thyself pure.
1 Peter 4:9stranger-loving toward each other without complaints.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 4:7-16
Exhortation to Godliness; Exhortation to Ministerial Duties. ( a. d. 64.) 6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. 7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. 8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 9 This is… Read the whole commentary →