KJV King James Version
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
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1 Timothy 4:13
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.
WEB World English Bible
Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
ASV American Standard Version
Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;
Surrounding context — 1 Timothy 4
10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
11 These things command and teach.
12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
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.
15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
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Acts 6:4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.2 Timothy 4:2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.Titus 2:15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.1 Timothy 4:16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.2 Timothy 2:15-17Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.Acts 17:11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.Joshua 1:8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.1 Timothy 4:6If 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.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 the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:Proverbs 2:4-5If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;Psalm 1:2-3But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.Psalm 119:97-104MEM. O how love I thy law! it [is] my meditation all the day.Matthew 13:51-52Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.1 Corinthians 14:3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [to] edification, and exhortation, and comfort.1 Corinthians 14:26How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.1 Corinthians 14:6Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?Romans 12:8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
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