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1 Timothy 4:14-16
New English Translation
1 Timothy 4:14-16
New English Translation
14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have,[a] given to you and confirmed by prophetic words[b] when the elders laid hands on you.[c] 15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.[d] 16 Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach.[e] Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
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- 1 Timothy 4:14 tn Grk “in you.”
- 1 Timothy 4:14 tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”sn These prophetic words perhaps spoke of what God would do through Timothy in his ministry (cf. 1 Tim 1:18).
- 1 Timothy 4:14 tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).
- 1 Timothy 4:15 tn Grk “that your progress may be evident to all.”
- 1 Timothy 4:16 tn Grk “about yourself and your teaching.”
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