Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both (h) save thyself, and them that hear thee.
(h) Faith is by hearing, and hearing by preaching: and therefore the ministers of the word are so said to save themselves and others, because in them the Lord has put the word of reconciliation.
Verse 1 Timothy 4:16. _TAKE HEED UNTO THYSELF_] See that the life of God remains and the work of God prospers in thine own soul. _Take_ _heed to thy doctrine_, that the matter be pure and orthodox; th...
TAKE HEED UNTO THYSELF - This may be understood as relating to everything of a personal nature that would qualify him for his work. It may be applied to personal piety; to health; to manners; to habit...
IV. CONCERNING THE LATTER-DAY APOSTASY CHAPTER 4 _ 1. What the Spirit has predicted (1 Timothy 4:1)_ 2. The remedies against apostasy (1 Timothy 4:6) 1 Timothy 4:1 The mystery of godliness h
THE TREATMENT NEEDED. Timothy must meet the errors by (_a)_ personal example (1 Timothy 4:6) and (_b_) diligent teaching (1 Timothy 4:11). In combating error he must continually draw his strength from...
THE SERVICE OF GOD OR THE SERVICE OF SATAN (1 Timothy 4:1-5)...
Make it your business to hand on and to teach these commandments. Do not give anyone a chance to despise you because you are young; but in your words and in your conduct, in love, in loyalty and in pu...
TAKE HEED. Greek. _epecho_. See Acts 3:5. UNTO . to, continue, Greek. _epimend._ See Acts 10:48. IN. Omit. BOTH SAVE. save both....
_the doctrine_ Again, THY TEACHING; -thyself" sums up 1Ti 4:12; 1 Timothy 4:14, -thy teaching," 1 Timothy 4:13, so that the plural CONTINUE IN THEM is quite natural. The best punctuation is, with Drs...
ii. TIMOTHY’S DUTY IN RESPECT OF HIS PERSONAL CONDUCT...
ἜΠΕΧΕ ΣΕΑΥΤΩ͂Ι, _take heed to thyself_. ἐπέχειν is used in a somewhat similar way in Acts 3:5. The warning is put impressively by Bishop Butler in a fragment found among his papers:—“Be more afraid of...
ΈΠΕΧΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΈΠΈΧΩ (G1907) держаться, заботиться, обращать внимание, сосредотачиваться на чем-л. О примерах из папирусов _см._ MM; Preisigke. ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΊΣΙ (G1319) _dat. sing._ учение....
TAKE HEED UNTO THYSELF,— As Timothy's taking heed to _himself_ through divine grace, and to his teaching of others, and persevering therein, was necessary to his own salvation; so it was necessary in...
b. To be an Example in Personal Life. 1 Timothy 4:14-16 _TEXT 4:14-16_ 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. 1...
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. TAKE HEED [ Epeche (G1907)] 'Give heed' (Acts 3:5); fix att...
3 Translators have experienced much difficulty with this opening sentence, because it seemed to lack the principal verb. The A V adds _ so do_, the Revisers _ so do I now_. It is very seldom that any...
1 The signs of the last days are all present with us now. The teaching of deceiving spirits and demons has become one of the great and popular cults of the day. Their deception seems chiefly to take t...
THOU SHALT.. SAVE] i.e. be the salvation of, or the means of, saving....
VARIOUS DIRECTIONS AND EXHORTATIONS 1-10. A return to, and emphatic reiteration of, the first charge to Timothy (1 Timothy 1:3) against heterodoxy and in favour of true godliness. This form of hetero...
SIXTH CHARGE TO TIMOTHY—personal to himself....
HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH 1 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 4 WARNING AGAINST FALSE TEACHERS (4:1-5) V1 The Spirit clearly says that in the last days some people will turn from the *faith...
TAKE HEED UNTO THYSELF, AND UNTO THE DOCTRINE; CONTINUE IN THEM. — _Thy teaching_ is a more accurate rendering of the original Greek word than “the doctrine.” The Apostle in these words sums up the tw...
Silent example or mild suggestion will not do in every case. There are many occasions when it will be necessary for you to speak out, with the authority given to you at your ordination. At the same ti...
ἔπεχε σεαυτῷ, κ. τ. λ.: The teacher must needs prepare himself before he prepares his lesson. A similar thought is conveyed by the order of the words in Genesis 4:4, “The Lord had respect unto Abel an...
“TAKE HEED TO THYSELF” 1 Timothy 4:9 In all Christian service we must set our hope on the living God. Nothing counts apart from God. Prayer implies that all our gifts and efforts cover only a small p...
Having thus dealt with the Church, the apostle showed Timothy how he was to fulfil his responsibility. He had a duty toward the truth, and therefore toward the Church. In order to correct errors which...
TAKE HEED TO YOURSELF AND THE DOCTRINE Roberts points out that Paul was an aged man by the time he wrote this letter. Also, priests did not begin their work until age 30 and elders were not less than...
REFLECTIONS O Lord the Spirit! let thy Church have grace to praise thee, for the love manifested towards it, and thy watchful care over it, through all generations. Yea, blessed Lord, we have to thank...
(10) For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. (11) These things command and teach. (12) Let...
1 Timothy 1:1-20. We enter now on the confidential communications of the apostle to some of his fellow-labourers, and tonight on the epistles to Timothy. The two have much in common, but they have als...
_THE CHRISTIAN FAITH_ Take heed unto … the doctrine.’ 1 Timothy 4:16 I. THE SOURCE OF FAITH.—The sacred Scriptures are the source—the infallible source—of the doctrines of our most holy religion....
_LIFE AND DOCTRINE_ ‘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 4:16 Two outstanding things...
16_Give heed to thyself, and to the doctrine _There are two things of which a good pastor should be careful; to be diligent in teaching, and to keep himself pure. (83) It is not enough if he frame his...
But there would be some who departed from the faith, from this knowledge of the one Creator and Saviour-God Him who was manifested in the flesh. They would attack precisely these points which we have...
TAKE HEED UNTO THYSELF,.... Not as a man, or a Christian only, but as a minister; and as every minister should take heed to his life and conversation, that it be exemplary, as in 1TI 4:12 to his gifts...
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. Ver. 16. _Thou shalt both save_] What a high honour is this t...
_Meditate on these things_ On the instructions I have given thee, or the things mentioned 1 Timothy 4:13. True meditation implies the lively exercise of faith, hope, love, joy, as it were melted down...
UNTO THYSELF; to his own character and conduct. DOCTRINE; the truths which he taught. IN THEM; in the belief, teaching, and practice of those truths. THEM THAT HEAR; thy hearers, upon the condition...
Timothy's spiritual growth:...
TAKE HEED UNTO THYSELF AND UNTO THE DOCTRINE; CONTINUE IN THEM; FOR IN DOING THIS THOU SHALT BOTH SAVE THY SELF, AND THEM THAT HEAR THEE. The rules of conduct which the apostle here gives not only ret...
The solemn warning here is in startling contrast to the preciousness of what we have considered as to God manifest in flesh. How cold is the heart of man that he will turn deliberately from a faith so...
Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt save thyself, and them that hear thee. 1. Heed - What is included in taking heed? Does this involve more...
__ 1 Timothy 4:16 “Pay close attention to”: THAT IS, KEEP ON PAYING ATTENTION TO. 1 Timothy 4:16 “Yourself”: That is, everything about yourself, habits, speech, thoughts, attitude, and so on (1
11-16 Men's youth will not be despised, if they keep from vanities and follies. Those who teach by their doctrine, must teach by their life. Their discourse must be edifying; their conversation must...
TAKE HEED UNTO THYSELF; take heed how thou livest, and orderest thy life, that it may be exemplary. AND UNTO THE DOCTRINE; and take heed also both that thou teachest, and what thou teachest. CONTINUE...
2 Clement I think not that I counted trivial counsel concerning continence; following it, a man will not repent thereof, but will save both himself and me who counselled.[73] Origen Commentary on Jo...
1 Timothy 4:16 heed G1907 (G5720) yourself G4572 and G2532 doctrine G1319 Continue G1961 (G5720) them G846 for...
1 Timothy 4:16. TAKE HEED TO THYSELF AND TO THE DOCTRINE. As before, ‘ _teaching'_ in its wider sense, rather than ‘doctrine.' The condensed summary of 1 Timothy 4:12-13, in their bearing on personal...
TAKE HEED TO THYSELF (επεχε σεαυτω). Present active imperative of old verb επεχω, to hold upon (Philippians 2:1; Philippians 2:16), but here τον νουν (the mind) must be supplied as in Acts 3:5 and a...
SAVE (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16). _...
1 Timothy 4:16 Self-discipline. I. What, as regards man, guilty man, is the final cause of the atoning Cross, the red altar of the all-blessed substitute of the sinner? It is the creation, in the pen...
CONTENTS: Walk of a good minister of Christ. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy. CONCLUSION: Those are good ministers of Jesus Christ who are diligent to instil into the minds of the...
1 Timothy 4:1. _Now the Spirit speaketh expressly,_ “learnedly, openly, perspicuously, and not in shadows, as was the manner of the ancient prophets.” THEOPHYLACT. See the note on 2 Thessalonians 2:1....
BOTH YOURSELF AND THOSE WHO HEAR YOU. This is the special honor and reward of those who are servants of God! Compare Ezekiel 33:9; Romans 10:14-17....
_Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine._ THE COMPARATIVE INFLUENCE OF CHARACTER AND DOCTRINE In counselling his friend and follower as to the best method of doing good in the sphere of duty a...
_These things command and teach._ CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHRISTIAN TEACHER With true affection, and with heavenly wisdom, Paul exhorts his son in the faith to be mindful of his conduct and character...
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:16 Timothy’s perseverance in sound doctrine and practice will SAVE him. That is, it will lead him (and others) to continue in the faith....
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:6 How Timothy Should Be Shaped by the Gospel. Paul focuses on how Timothy, by his teaching and lifestyle, can help the church stand against the false teaching....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 4:13. GIVE ATTENDANCE TO READING.—Probably the apostle means to the public reading of the Old Testament Scriptures, though it would not be surprising if por...
EXPOSITION 1 TIMOTHY 4:1 _But _for _now_,_ _A.V.; _saith _for _speaketh_,_ _A.V.;_ later _for _the latter_,_ _A.V.;_ fall away _for _depart_,_ _A.V. THE SPIRIT SAITH EXPRESSLY (ῥητῶς);_ _only here...
Ver. 16. _Give heed to thyself and to the teaching:_ not precisely _doctrine_, though doubtless including what is understood by that, but the whole matter of teaching in relation to Christianity; henc...
Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils (1 Timothy 4:1); Here Paul speaks of a departure fr...
1 Chronicles 28:10; 1 Corinthians 3:10; 1 Corinthians 3:11; 1 Corinthians 9:22;...
Take heed [ε π ε χ ε]. Only here in Pastorals, and once in Paul, Philippians 2:16. Quite frequent in LXX Lit. hold upon, fasten thy attention on, as Luke 14:7; Acts 3:5; A
Continue in them — In all the preceding advices....
As if the apostle had said, "Have. special regard to the piety of thy life, and to the purity of thy doctrine, and this continually; so shalt thou do what lieth in thee, to save both thine own soul, a...