1 Timothy 5:22

5:22 Do not lay hands on anyone ¹  hastily and so identify with the sins of others. ²  Keep yourself pure.

1 Timothy 6:19

6:19 In this way they will save up ³  a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation ⁴  for the future and so lay hold of ⁵  what is truly life.

1 Timothy 4:14

4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, ⁶  given to you and confirmed by prophetic words ⁷  when the elders laid hands on you. ⁸ 

1 Timothy 6:12

6:12 Compete well ⁹  for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession ¹⁰  for ¹¹  in the presence of many witnesses.

1 Timothy 4:6

4:6 By pointing out such things to the brothers and sisters, ¹²  you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, having nourished yourself on the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed. ¹³ 

[5:22]  ¹ tn In context “laying hands on anyone” refers to ordination or official installation of someone as an elder.

[5:22]  ² tn Grk “and do not share in the sins of others.”

[6:19]  ³ tn Grk “saving up” (the continuation of 6:18). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 19.

[6:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “treasuring up a good foundation.”

[6:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “that they may lay hold of.”

[4:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “in you.”

[4:14]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).

[6:12]  ⁷ tn This phrase literally means “compete in the good competition of the faith,” using words that may refer to a race or to a boxing or wrestling match: “run the good race” or “fight the good fight.” The similar phrase in 1 Tim 1:18 uses a military picture and is more literally “war the good warfare.”

[6:12]  ⁸ sn At some point in Timothy’s life, he publicly acknowledged Jesus as the resurrected Lord, perhaps either at his baptism or his ordination as a minister of the gospel. With this reminder of the historical moment of his good confession, Timothy is encouraged to remain steadfast in his faith and to finish his life as a minister in the same way it began (see G. W. Knight, Pastoral Epistles [NIGTC], 264-65).

[6:12]  ⁹ tn Grk “confessed the good confession.”

[4:6]  ⁹ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

[4:6]  ¹⁰ sn By pointing out…you have followed. This verse gives a theme statement for what follows in the chapter about Timothy’s ministry. The situation in Ephesus requires him to be a good servant of Christ, and he will do that by sound teaching and by living an exemplary life himself.