The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
1 Timothy 4:6 - English Standard Version 2016 If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If you lay all these instructions before the brethren, you will be a worthy steward and a good minister of Christ Jesus, ever nourishing your own self on the truths of the faith and of the good [Christian] instruction which you have closely followed. American Standard Version (1901) If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now: Common English Bible If you point these things out to the believers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus who has been trained by the words of faith and the good teaching that you’ve carefully followed. Catholic Public Domain Version By proposing these things to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished by words of faith, and by the good doctrine that you have secured. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These things proposing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished up in the words of faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto. |
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.
And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”
it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said,
Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears.
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God
That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death.
who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,
So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything.
For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.
But you know Timothy’s proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.
and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,
the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.
If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness,
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,
You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.