You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me.
1 Timothy 4:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Till I come, devote yourself to [public and private] reading, to exhortation (preaching and personal appeals), and to teaching and instilling doctrine. American Standard Version (1901) Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching. Common English Bible Until I arrive, pay attention to public reading, preaching, and teaching. Catholic Public Domain Version Until I arrive, attend to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine. |
You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me.
The people here were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, since they received the word with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.’
if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.
What then, brothers and sisters? Whenever you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Everything is to be done for building up.
On the other hand, the person who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouragement, and consolation.
So now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you with a revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
It is to remain with him, and he is to read from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to observe all the words of this instruction, and to do these statutes.
Pay close attention to your life and your teaching; persevere in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.
If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the good teaching that you have followed.
and you know that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching.
Proclaim these things; encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to meditate on it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do.