1 Timothy 4:14
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
13Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
15Meditate on these things, give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress 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 on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Acts 19:6And when Paul bad laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.
1 Thessalonians 5:19Quench not the Spirit;
1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands hastily on no one, neither share in other men's sins. Keep thyself pure.
1 Peter 4:9Be hospitable to one another without grudging.
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 →