1 Timothy 4:14 BSB — MannaFest

1 Timothy 4:14

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

KJV

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Letters 146.1 (420)

The apostle clearly teaches that presbyters are the same as bishops.… Writing to Titus the apostle says, "For this cause I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are wanting, and appoint presbyters in every city, as I had instructed. If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of wantonness or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless as the steward of God."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Neglect not - They neglect it who do not exercise it to the full. The gift - Of feeding the flock, of power, and love, and sobriety. Which was given thee by prophecy - By immediate direction from God.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(3.) Though there was a prophecy in the case of Timothy (the gift was given by prophecy), yet this was accompanied by the laying on of the hands of the presbytery, that is, a number of presbyters; the office was conveyed to him this way; and I should think here is a sufficient warrant for ordination by presbyters, since it does not appear that Paul was concerned in Timothy's ordination.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Neglect not the gift that is in thee - The word χαρισμα here must refer to the gifts and graces of the Divine Spirit, which Timothy received when set apart to the work of an evangelist by the imposition of St. Paul’s hands, 2Ti 1:6, and by that of the presbytery or eldership; for it most evidently appears, from this verse and that above quoted, that he received this double imposition, not probably at different times, but on one and the same occasion.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Ac 13:1-3). with . . . laying on of . . . hands--So in Joshua's case (Nu 27:18-20; The gift was connected with the symbolical act of laying on hands. But the Greek "with" implies that the presbyter's laying on hands was the mere accompaniment of the conferring of the gift.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μὴ	mē	Not	G3361 →
ἀμέλει	amelei	do be negligent	G272 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
σοὶ	soi	you	G4771 →
χαρίσματος	charismatos	gift	G5486 →
ὃ	ho	which	G3739 →
ἐδόθη	edothē	was given	G1325 →
σοι	soi	to you	G4771 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
προφητείας	prophēteias	prophecy	G4394 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
ἐπιθέσεως	epitheseōs	[the] laying on	G1936 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
χειρῶν	cheirōn	hands	G5495 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
πρεσβυτερίου.	presbuteriou	elderhood.	G4244 →

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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The walk

The walk8

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
2 Timothy 1:6
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
leads to
- 1 Peter 4:10–11
  As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
- Romans 12:6–8
  We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:19
  Do not extinguish the Spirit.
- 2 Peter 3:1
  Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
- 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.
Through
Acts 6:6
They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 1:6
  For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Timothy 5:22
Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:11
  Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
Through
1 Timothy 1:18
Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
leads to
- 1 Timothy 6:20
  O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Timothy

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 1 Timothy