And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
1 Timothy 4:14 - English Standard Version 2016 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not neglect the gift which is in you, [that special inward endowment] which was directly imparted to you [by the Holy Spirit] by prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands upon you [at your ordination]. American Standard Version (1901) Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. Common English Bible Don’t neglect the spiritual gift in you that was given through prophecy when the elders laid hands on you. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to neglect the grace that is within you, which was given to you through prophecy, with the imposition of the hands of the priesthood. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophesy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood. |
And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.
as the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.
These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.
Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.
This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress.
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,