1 Timothy 4:12

4:12 Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, ¹  and purity.

1 Timothy 4:14

4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, ²  given to you and confirmed by prophetic words ³  when the elders laid hands on you. ⁴ 

1 Timothy 4:16

4:16 Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. ⁵  Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

[4:12]  ¹ tn Or “faith.”

[4:14]  ² tn Grk “in you.”

[4:14]  ³ tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”

[4:14]  ⁴ tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).

[4:16]  ³ tn Grk “about yourself and your teaching.”