1 Timothy 4:13 BSB — MannaFest

1 Timothy 4:13

Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.

BSB

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ASV

Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

KJV

Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

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Commentary

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Till I come,.... To Ephesus; where the apostle hoped to be shortly, but was prevented; he afterwards came to Miletus, and sent for the elders of Ephesus thither, when he took his final leave of them. He mentions this circumstance, not as if Timothy was to attend to the following things no longer, but to quicken him to an attendance to them from the consideration of his being shortly with him. Give attendance to reading; that is, of the Scriptures, which the Jews call מקרא, "reading". (l). "Says R.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Till I come; - notes, 1Ti 3:14-15. Give attendance to reading - The word here used may refer either to public or to private reading; see Act 13:15; 2Co 3:14; compare Esdr. 9:48. The more obvious interpretation here is to refer it to private reading, or to a careful perusal of those books which would qualify him for his public work.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3318: “How to Read the Bible” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1912)

OF course this counsel and exhortation is intended primarily as a direction to Christian ministers and especially to young Christian ministers. They must read much if they are to be profitable to others as preachers. There used to be a very stupid conceit in some sections of the Church, that if a minister read extensively, he would only give forth stale truth, or what some simpletons called, "dead men's brains."

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἕως	he'ōs	Until	G2193 →
ἔρχομαι,	erchomai	I come,	G2064 →
πρόσεχε	proseche	do give heed	G4337 →
τῇ	tēa	to the	G3588 →
ἀναγνώσει,	anagnōsei	public reading of Scripture,	G320 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
παρακλήσει,	paraklēsei	to exhortation,	G3874 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
διδασκαλίᾳ,	didaskalia	to teaching,	G1319 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Timothy 4:16
Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
leads to
- Titus 1:9
  He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
- Titus 2:7
  In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
- 2 John 1:8–9
  Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
Through
2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 4:15–16
  Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14
  And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
- Revelation 3:19
  Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- Titus 2:15
  Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
- 2 Timothy 2:21
  So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Timothy

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About 1 Timothy