14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, that was granted to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders. 15 Practice these things. Be diligent[a] in these things, in order that your progress may be evident to everyone. 16 Fix your attention on yourself and on your teaching. Continue in them, for by[b] doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 4:15 Literally “be in these things,” though most English versions supply a predicate here
  2. 1 Timothy 4:16 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“doing”) which is understood as means