1 Timothy 4:16
Take heed to thyself, and to thy doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this, thou wilt both save thyself and those that hear thee.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
15Meditate on these things, be wholly in them, that thy proficiency may be manifest in all.
Cross References
Luke 21:34Take heed to yourselves, least at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of life, and so that day should come upon you unawares:
Acts 20:26Wherefore I call you to witness this day, that I am clear from the blood of all men.
Romans 2:7to them, who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, and honor, and immortality, eternal life:
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 →