1 Timothy 4:15

4:15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress. ¹ 

1 Timothy 5:23

5:23 (Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion ²  and your frequent illnesses.) ³ 

[4:15]  ¹ tn Grk “that your progress may be evident to all.”

[5:23]  ² tn Grk “for the sake of your stomach.”

[5:23]  ³ sn This verse gives parenthetical advice to Timothy, to clarify what it means to keep pure (5:22c). Verse 24 resumes the instructions about elders.