King James Version
1 Timothy 4:13 in the King James Version says “Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.” — study this verse from 1 Timothy chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.”
1 Timothy 4:13 · KJV
These things command and teach.
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. to all: or, in all things
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“I come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“give attendance”
G4337(figuratively) to hold the mind (3563 implied) towards, i.e., pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to
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