1 Timothy 4:13

Until I come, attend to the kri'ah betzibbur (congregational public reading) of the Kitvei Hakodesh, attend to the Messianic hatafah (preaching) and to the Messianic hora'ah (instruction, teaching).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

In Context

12Let no one regard with contempt your tza'irut (youth), but become a mofet (example) for the ma'aminim + 4:12 in Moshiach in loshon (speech), in hitnahagut (conduct), in ahavah, in emunah, and in lev tahor.

14Do not neglect the matanah (gift) in you which was given to you by means of dvar hanevu'ah (prophecy) with the s'michah administered by the Ziknei HaKehillah.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:19And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Hashem Elohav, to be shomer over kol divrei hatorah hazot and these chukkim, to do them;

Psalms 1:2But his delight is in the Torat Hashem; 1 and in His torah doth he meditate yomam v'lailah. 1

Proverbs 2:4If thou seekest her as kesef, 1 and searchest for her as for matmonim (hidden treasures); 1

John 5:39You search the Kitvei Hakodesh because you think in them you have Chayyei Olam. And those are the ones giving solemn edut about me.

Acts 17:11But these Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians. The Berean Yehudim received the dvar Hashem with all readiness, yom yom (daily) making a chazora (review) and examining and horiva over (analyzing) the Kitvei HaKodesh, to see if these things might be so. + 17:11 Dt 29:28

1 Corinthians 14:3However, the one speaking forth divrei nevu'ah (words of prophecy) speaks to Bnei Adam for chizzuk (strengthening) and musar encouragement and nechamah (comfort).

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 →

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