Passage

1 Timothy 4.14

Book: 1 Timothy · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"12. Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity. 13. Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching."

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

"15. Be diligent in these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest unto all. 16. 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." (1 Timothy 4:12-16, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"12. Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity. 13. Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching."

"14. Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders."

"15. Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all. 16. Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you." (1 Timothy 4:12-16, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"12. Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13. Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine."

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

"15. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. ^{to all: or, in all things} 16. 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." (1 Timothy 4:12-16, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"12. let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity; 13. till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;"

"14. be not careless of the gift in thee, that was given thee through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;"

"15. of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things; 16. take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee." (1 Timothy 4:12-16, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Apostolic Succession

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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