1 Timothy 4:14
Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophesy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine.
15Meditate upon these things, be wholly in these things: that thy profiting may be manifest to 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 their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Acts 19:6And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
1 Thessalonians 5:19Extinguish not the spirit.
1 Timothy 5:22Impose not hands lightly upon any man, neither be partaker of other men's sins. Keep thyself chaste.
1 Peter 4:9Using hospitality one towards another, without murmuring,
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 →