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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.

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ASV

Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

KJV

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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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἔπεχεepechedo give heedG1907 →
σεαυτῷseautōto yourselfG4771 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τῇtēato theG3588 →
διδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliateaching;G1319 →
ἐπίμενεepimenedo continueG1961 →
αὐτοῖς·autoisin them;G846 →
τοῦτοtoutothisG3778 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ποιῶνpoiōndoingG4160 →
καὶkaibothG2532 →
σεαυτὸνseautonyourselfG4771 →
σώσειςsōseisyou will saveG4982 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τοὺςtousthoseG3588 →
ἀκούοντάςakouontashearingG191 →
σου.¶souyou.G4771 →

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Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.Jude 1:23save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.John 8:31So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.Titus 1:9He 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 2:7In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,2 John 1:8–9Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.Ezekiel 3:18If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.1 Corinthians 3:10–11By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.Ezekiel 33:7–9As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.Isaiah 55:11so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.Acts 20:26–28Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.2 Timothy 4:2Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.1 Chronicles 28:10Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”Ephesians 4:14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.James 1:25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.

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Preaching in the Wilderness — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
Preaching in the Wilderness — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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