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.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
13Till I come attend to reading, to exhortation, and teaching.
15Meditate on these things, be wholly in them, that thy proficiency may be manifest in all.
Cross References
Luke 19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a distant country to receive the investiture of a kingdom and then to return.
Acts 8:17and they received the holy Spirit.
Acts 19:6And as Paul laid his hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. And the men were in all about twelve.
1 Thessalonians 5:19Quench not the Spirit.
1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands on no man precipitately, and be not hereby a partaker in the sins of others. Keep thyself pure.
1 Peter 4:9Be hospitable one to 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 →