1 Timothy 4:13

Until Paul comes, Timothy is to devote himself to public reading of Scripture, exhortation, and teaching. It highlights the centrality of God's word in ministry.

Cross-references · 19

• Acts 6:4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
• Titus 2:15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
• 2 Tim 4:2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
• 1 Tim 4:16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
• 2 Tim 2:15–17Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
• Acts 17:11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
• John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
• Josh 1:8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
• 1 Tim 4:6If 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.
• Deut 17:19And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
• Prov 2:4–5If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
• Ps 1:2–3But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
• Ps 119:97–104O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
• 1 Cor 14:3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
• 1 Cor 14:26How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
• Matt 13:51–52Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
• 1 Tim 3:14–15These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
• Rom 12:8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
• 1 Cor 14:6Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

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