1 Timothy 4:13 - Plain English Version13 So keep going until I get there. Make sure you read God’s book in your meetings. Teach them that true message, and tell them how to do what it says. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176913 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition13 Till I come, devote yourself to [public and private] reading, to exhortation (preaching and personal appeals), and to teaching and instilling doctrine. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)13 Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible13 Until I arrive, pay attention to public reading, preaching, and teaching. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version13 Until I arrive, attend to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine. Ver Capítulo |
You’ve got to tell people God’s word. You have to be ready to tell it at any time, no matter if it seems to be the right time or not. Teach it carefully to people, and be ready to wait for them to understand it. If they are going wrong, show them the right way to live, and help them to live that way. If they are going the right way, say good words to them to help them to keep going strong.
So, my friends, this is how to have proper church meetings. Whenever you church people meet together, each one of you can have something to help the other people there. One of you might have a song that all of you can sing to God. Another person might have something that they can teach you. Somebody else might want to tell you about something that God has shown them. Another person might talk in a special language, and then somebody else can tell everybody what those words in that special language mean. Do all those things to help each other be strong Christians.
My Christian friends, if I come and talk to you in a special language that you don’t understand, that will not help you. But if God shows me something, and if I tell you about it, that will help you. Or if he lets me know something new, and if I tell you about it, that will help you too. Or if he gives me a message for you, and if I come and tell you, or if I teach you something, that will help you too.
Or maybe God gave you the power to cheer people up, well that is your job. Or maybe he gave you the power to share your money and things with other people, well he wants you to share them with people that need them. Or maybe God gave you the power to be a leader, well you have to try to lead people properly. Or if God gave you the power to feel sorry for people that have troubles, and the power to be good to them, well that is his job for you, so be happy while you do it.