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1 Timothy 4:13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.

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</div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">&nbsp; (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_timothy/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_timothy/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Until I come, give heed to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_timothy/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_timothy/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Until I come, give your attention to the <i>public</i> reading, to exhortation, <i>and</i> teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_timothy/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Until I come, give attention to the <i>public</i> reading <i>of Scripture,</i> to exhortation and teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_timothy/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Until I come, give attention to the public reading <i>of Scripture</i>, to exhortation and teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_timothy/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Until I come, devote yourself to public reading [of Scripture], to preaching and to teaching [the sound doctrine of God&#8217;s word].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_timothy/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_timothy/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_timothy/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_timothy/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Until I arrive, be sure to keep on reading the Scriptures in worship, and don't stop preaching and teaching. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_timothy/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_timothy/4.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />Until I get there, concentrate on reading [Scripture] in worship, giving encouraging messages, and teaching people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_timothy/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Until I come, give your time and effort to the public reading of the Scriptures and to preaching and teaching. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_timothy/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Until I arrive, give your full concentration to the public reading of Scripture, to exhorting, and to teaching. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_timothy/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_timothy/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_timothy/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_timothy/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Till I come, bestow your attention on reading, exhortation and teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_timothy/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_timothy/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />until I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Until I come, give heed to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_timothy/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_timothy/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Till I come, hold to reading loud, to entreaty, to doctrine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_timothy/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_timothy/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Until I arrive, attend to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_timothy/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Until I arrive, attend to the reading, exhortation, and teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_timothy/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Until I arrive, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhorting, to teaching.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_timothy/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And until I come, strive to study, and continue in prayer and teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_timothy/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Until I come, be diligent in reading, in prayer and in teaching.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_timothy/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_timothy/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Until I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_timothy/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Till I come, apply to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_timothy/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />while I am absent apply yourself to reading, to exhortation, and instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Till I come, bestow your attention on reading, exhortation and teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_timothy/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Until I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_timothy/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Till I come attend to reading, to exhortation, <i>and</i> teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_timothy/4-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EkcLX59OJyU?start=579" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/4.htm">A Good Minister of Jesus Christ</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">12</span>Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2193.htm" title="2193: he&#333;s (Conj) -- A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.">Until</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchomai (V-PIM/P-1S) -- To come, go. ">I come,</a> <a href="/greek/4337.htm" title="4337: proseche (V-PMA-2S) -- From pros and echo; to hold the mind towards, i.e. Pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to.">devote yourself</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: t&#275; (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/320.htm" title="320: anagn&#333;sei (N-DFS) -- Recognition, reading; public reading (of the law and prophets in synagogue or church). From anaginosko; reading.">public reading of Scripture,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: t&#275; (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3874.htm" title="3874: parakl&#275;sei (N-DFS) -- From parakaleo; imploration, hortation, solace.">exhortation,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: t&#275; (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">and to</a> <a href="/greek/1319.htm" title="1319: didaskalia (N-DFS) -- Instruction, teaching. From didaskalos; instruction.">teaching.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">14</span>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.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a></span><br />This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2</a></span><br />But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a></span><br />I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Psalm 119:97</a></span><br />Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-8.htm">Nehemiah 8:8</a></span><br />So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-9</a></span><br />These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. / Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20-22</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. / Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. / For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16</a></span><br />Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Jeremiah 15:16</a></span><br />Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart&#8217;s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-11.htm">Acts 17:11</a></span><br />Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a></span><br />Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16-17</a></span><br />All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a></span><br />For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.</p><p class="hdg">I come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/3-14.htm">1 Timothy 3:14,15</a></b></br> These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: &#8230; </p><p class="hdg">to reading.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/17-19.htm">Deuteronomy 17:19</a></b></br> And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a></b></br> This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2,3</a></b></br> But his delight <i>is</i> in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">to exhortation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/12-8.htm">Romans 12:8</a></b></br> Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, <i>let him do it</i> with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/14-3.htm">1 Corinthians 14:3</a></b></br> But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men <i>to</i> edification, and exhortation, and comfort.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/titus/2-15.htm">Titus 2:15</a></b></br> These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.</p><p class="hdg">to doctrine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/4-6.htm">1 Timothy 4:6,16</a></b></br> If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/14-6.htm">1 Corinthians 14:6,26</a></b></br> Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/4-2.htm">2 Timothy 4:2</a></b></br> Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-11.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/acts/10-7.htm">Attendance</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-4.htm">Bestow</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-11.htm">Comforting</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-4.htm">Devote</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-6.htm">Doctrine</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-5.htm">Exhortation</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-5.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-4.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-16.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/colossians/4-16.htm">Public</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-27.htm">Reading</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-10.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-8.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-11.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-7.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/galatians/4-30.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/philemon/1-13.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-13.htm">Attendance</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-16.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-24.htm">Bestow</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-12.htm">Comforting</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-15.htm">Devote</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-16.htm">Doctrine</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Exhortation</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-16.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-16.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-17.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-6.htm">Public</a> <a href="/revelation/1-3.htm">Reading</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-18.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-16.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-15.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-18.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">1 Timothy 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">He foretells that in the latter times there shall be a departure from the faith.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/4-6.htm">And to the end that Timothy might not fail in doing his duty, he furnishes him with various precepts.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_timothy/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_timothy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book&nbsp;&#9702;</a>&nbsp;<a href="/study/chapters/1_timothy/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter&nbsp;</a></tr></table></div><b>Until I come</b><br>This phrase indicates a temporary period of waiting for Paul's arrival. Paul, the apostle, is writing to Timothy, his young prot&#233;g&#233;, who is in Ephesus. The urgency in Paul's instruction suggests the importance of maintaining order and sound doctrine in the church during his absence. Historically, Ephesus was a major center of early Christianity, and the church there faced challenges from false teachings. This phrase also reflects the apostolic authority Paul held, as he was responsible for guiding and instructing the early churches.<p><b>Devote yourself</b><br>The call to devotion implies a continuous, intentional effort. Timothy is urged to focus his energies and priorities on specific spiritual practices. This reflects the broader biblical theme of diligence in one's faith, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_timothy/2-15.htm">2 Timothy 2:15</a>, where believers are encouraged to present themselves as approved workers. The Greek word used here for "devote" suggests a steadfast commitment, emphasizing the importance of these practices in the life of the church.<p><b>To the public reading of Scripture</b><br>Public reading of Scripture was a common practice in Jewish synagogues and was carried over into early Christian worship. This practice ensured that the congregation heard the Word of God, especially in a time when personal copies of the Scriptures were rare. The public reading also served to unify the community around the teachings of the faith. This practice is rooted in Old Testament traditions, such as the reading of the Law in <a href="/nehemiah/8.htm">Nehemiah 8:1-8</a>, and highlights the importance of Scripture as the foundation of teaching and doctrine.<p><b>To exhortation</b><br>Exhortation involves encouraging and urging believers to live according to the teachings of Scripture. This is a pastoral role that Timothy is to fulfill, guiding the church in moral and spiritual growth. Exhortation is closely linked to the work of the Holy Spirit, who empowers believers to live out their faith. In <a href="/romans/12-8.htm">Romans 12:8</a>, exhortation is listed as a spiritual gift, indicating its importance in the edification of the church.<p><b>And to teaching</b><br>Teaching refers to the systematic instruction in the doctrines of the faith. Timothy is to ensure that the church is grounded in sound doctrine, countering false teachings that were prevalent in Ephesus. This aligns with the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>, where Jesus commands His disciples to teach all nations. Teaching is a critical function of church leadership, as it equips believers to understand and apply biblical truths in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>The apostle who authored the letter to Timothy, providing guidance and instruction for church leadership and personal conduct.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/timothy.htm">Timothy</a></b><br>A young pastor and prot&#233;g&#233; of Paul, stationed in Ephesus, tasked with leading and teaching the church there.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a></b><br>A significant city in the early Christian world, known for its diverse population and the challenges of false teachings that Timothy had to address.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/public_reading_of_scripture.htm">Public Reading of Scripture</a></b><br>A practice in early Christian worship where Scriptures were read aloud to the congregation, emphasizing the importance of God's Word.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exhortation_and_teaching.htm">Exhortation and Teaching</a></b><br>Key components of Timothy's ministry, involving encouraging believers and instructing them in sound doctrine.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_scripture.htm">The Importance of Scripture</a></b><br>The public reading of Scripture is foundational for the church, ensuring that God's Word is central in worship and community life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_exhortation.htm">Role of Exhortation</a></b><br>Exhortation involves encouraging and urging believers to live out their faith, providing motivation and support in their spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_teaching.htm">Commitment to Teaching</a></b><br>Teaching is essential for grounding believers in sound doctrine, helping them discern truth from falsehood and grow in their understanding of God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_responsibility.htm">Leadership Responsibility</a></b><br>Church leaders, like Timothy, are called to be diligent in their duties, prioritizing the spiritual nourishment and edification of the congregation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_devotion.htm">Personal Devotion</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to personally engage with Scripture, allowing it to transform their lives and guide their actions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_timothy_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Timothy 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_tim_4_13_fit_in_a_pluralistic_society.htm">How does 1 Timothy 4:13&#8217;s emphasis on public Scripture reading fit in a diverse, pluralistic society that questions biblical authority?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bishops'_bible.htm">What is the Bishops' Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_christians_handle_pet_loss.htm">What are the doctrines of demons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_expositional_preaching.htm">What defines expositional preaching?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_timothy/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Till I come, give attendance to reading.</span>--The words evidently imply a hope, perhaps even an expectation, on the part of St. Paul, that he would one day be enabled once more to visit the Church of Ephesus; but so long as that absence lasted, Timothy was to attend carefully to three special points in the public ministry in which he was, in the Apostle's absence, the chief officer.<p>The "reading" was that public reading of Scripture in the congregation--a practice borrowed from the synagogue service, when publicly the Law and the Prophets were read to the people assembled. (See <a href="/luke/4-16.htm" title="And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.">Luke 4:16</a>; <a href="/acts/13-15.htm" title="And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, You men and brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.">Acts 13:15</a>.) In these early Christian assemblies, about the year 66-67, the question arises, Were any Scriptures read in public besides the books of the Old Testament? No certain reply can be given: it is, however, probable, even at this very early date, that one at least of the older Gospels (probably St. Mark) was already known and used in the Christian churches, and read along with the Scriptures of the old covenant. That the reading of the "Gospels" very soon became a part of the regular service in the congregations of Christians is evident from the words of Justin Martyr, <span class= "ital">Apologia, </span>i. 67, written in the first half of the first century.<p><span class= "bld">To exhortation, to doctrine.</span>--These both most probably refer to the public ministry in the congregation. The first, "exhortation," particularly applies to the <span class= "ital">feelings.</span> The reading of the Scriptures must be followed by an earnest practical application of their teaching to the affairs of that life in the midst of which the Christian listener was living. The word "doctrine" suggests a public teaching directed rather to the <span class= "ital">understanding</span> of the hearers. The idea of exposition, or even of dogmatic teaching, seems here included.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_timothy/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="accented">Heed</span> for <span class="accented">attendance</span>, A.V.; <span class="accented">teaching</span> for <span class="accented">doctrine</span>, A.V. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Till I come</span> (<a href="/1_timothy/3-14.htm">1 Timothy 3:14</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/1-3.htm">1 Timothy 1:3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Reading</span> (<span class="greek">&#x3c4;&#x1fc7;&#x20;&#x1f00;&#x3bd;&#x3b1;&#x3b3;&#x3bd;&#x1f7d;&#x3c3;&#x3b5;&#x3b9;</span>). The public reading of the Scriptures (the Lessons, as we should say). This we know was the practice in the synagogue (<a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16</a>, etc.; <a href="/acts/13-27.htm">Acts 13:27</a>; <a href="/acts/15-21.htm">Acts 15:21</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/3-15.htm">2 Corinthians 3:15</a>). We see the beginning of reading the New Testament in the Christian assemblies in <a href="/ephesians/3-4.htm">Ephesians 3:4</a>; and <a href="/colossians/4-16.htm">Colossians 4:16</a>; and generally in the fact of Epistles being addressed by the apostles to Churches. The <span class="greek">&#x1f00;&#x3bd;&#x3b1;&#x3b3;&#x3bd;&#x1f7d;&#x3c3;&#x3c4;&#x3b7;&#x3c2;</span>, the reader, lector, was a regular order in the third and fourth centuries (Bingham, vol. 1. p. 288). The Grace is being revived in our day. <span class="cmt_word">Exhortation</span> (<span class="greek">&#x3c4;&#x1fc7;&#x20;&#x3c0;&#x3b1;&#x3c1;&#x3b1;&#x3ba;&#x3bb;&#x1f75;&#x3c3;&#x3b5;&#x3b9;</span>); see <a href="/acts/4-36.htm">Acts 4:36</a>, where Barnabas's name is interpreted as meaning "<span class="accented">Son</span> of exhortation" (R.V.), and Acts 13:15; comp. <a href="/romans/12-7.htm">Romans 12:7</a> (where, as here, <span class="greek">&#x3c0;&#x3b1;&#x3c1;&#x1f71;&#x3ba;&#x3bb;&#x3b7;&#x3c3;&#x3b9;&#x3c2;</span> and <span class="greek">&#x3b4;&#x3b9;&#x3b4;&#x3b1;&#x3c3;&#x3ba;&#x3b1;&#x3bb;&#x1f77;&#x3b1;</span> are coupled together); <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:3</a>, etc. <span class="cmt_word">Teaching</span> (<span class="greek">&#x3b4;&#x3b9;&#x3b4;&#x3b1;&#x3c3;&#x3ba;&#x3b1;&#x3bb;&#x1f77;&#x3b1;</span>); almost always rendered "doctrine" in the A.V. But here, where <span class="accented">the act of teaching</span> (like the <span class="accented">act of reading</span>, the <span class="accented">act of exhorting</span>, in the two preceding clauses) is intended, "teaching" is perhaps the best word according to our modern usage. As regards the difference between <span class="greek">&#x3b4;&#x3b9;&#x3b4;&#x3b1;&#x3c3;&#x3ba;&#x3b1;&#x3bb;&#x1f77;&#x3b1;</span> and <span class="greek">&#x3c0;&#x3b1;&#x3c1;&#x1f71;&#x3ba;&#x3bb;&#x3b7;&#x3c3;&#x3b9;&#x3c2;</span>, the former would express "<span class="accented">doctrinal</span> teaching," whether of dogma or of precept, the latter entreaties to believe the one and practice the other (see <a href="/acts/11-23.htm">Acts 11:23</a> and Acts 14:22 for good examples of <span class="greek">&#x3c0;&#x3c1;&#x1f71;&#x3ba;&#x3bb;&#x3b7;&#x3c3;&#x3b9;&#x3c2;</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_timothy/4-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Until</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7957;&#969;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(he&#333;s)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2193.htm">Strong's 2193: </a> </span><span class="str2">A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I come,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7956;&#961;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953;</span> <span class="translit">(erchomai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">devote yourself</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#961;&#972;&#963;&#949;&#967;&#949;</span> <span class="translit">(proseche)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4337.htm">Strong's 4337: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pros and echo; to hold the mind towards, i.e. Pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the</span><br /><span class="grk">&#964;&#8135;</span> <span class="translit">(t&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">public reading of Scripture,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7936;&#957;&#945;&#947;&#957;&#974;&#963;&#949;&#953;</span> <span class="translit">(anagn&#333;sei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_320.htm">Strong's 320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Recognition, reading; public reading (of the law and prophets in synagogue or church). From anaginosko; reading.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">&#964;&#8135;</span> <span class="translit">(t&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">exhortation,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#945;&#961;&#945;&#954;&#955;&#942;&#963;&#949;&#953;</span> <span class="translit">(parakl&#275;sei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3874.htm">Strong's 3874: </a> </span><span class="str2">From parakaleo; imploration, hortation, solace.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] to</span><br /><span class="grk">&#964;&#8135;</span> <span class="translit">(t&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">teaching.</span><br /><span class="grk">&#948;&#953;&#948;&#945;&#963;&#954;&#945;&#955;&#943;&#8115;</span> <span class="translit">(didaskalia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1319.htm">Strong's 1319: </a> </span><span class="str2">Instruction, teaching. From didaskalos; instruction.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_timothy/4-13.htm">1 Timothy 4:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/4-13.htm">1 Timothy 4:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_timothy/4-13.htm">1 Timothy 4:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/4-13.htm">1 Timothy 4:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/4-13.htm">1 Timothy 4:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_timothy/4-13.htm">1 Timothy 4:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_timothy/4-13.htm">1 Timothy 4:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_timothy/4-13.htm">1 Timothy 4:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_timothy/4-13.htm">1 Timothy 4:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_timothy/4-13.htm">1 Timothy 4:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_timothy/4-13.htm">NT Letters: 1 Timothy 4:13 Until I come pay attention to reading (1 Tim. 1Ti iTi 1tim i Tm) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_timothy/4-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Timothy 4:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 4:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_timothy/4-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Timothy 4:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 4:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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