1 Timothy 4:14

Do not be careless about the gifts with which you are endowed, which were conferred on you through a divine revelation when the hands of the elders were placed upon you.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

In Context

13Till I come, bestow your attention on reading, exhortation and teaching.

15Habitually practise these duties, and be absorbed in them; so that your growing proficiency in them may be evident to all.

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Cross References

Luke 19:12So He said to them, "A man of noble family travelled to a distant country to obtain the rank of king, and to return.

Acts 8:17Then the Apostles placed their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Acts 19:6and when Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

1 Thessalonians 5:19Do not quench the Spirit.

1 Timothy 5:22Do not ordain any one hastily; and do not be a partaker in the sins of others; keep *yourself* pure.

1 Peter 4:9Extend ungrudging hospitality towards one another.

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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