King James Version
1 Timothy 4:14 in the King James Version says “Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbyter...” — study this verse from 1 Timothy chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.”
1 Timothy 4:14 · KJV
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
Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“not”
G3361(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
“the gift”
G5486a (divine) gratuity, i.e., deliverance (from danger or passion); (specially), a (spiritual) endowment, i.e., (subjectively) religious qualification, o
“was given”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
“with”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“of the hands”
G5495the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by hebraism) a means or instrument)
“of the presbytery”
G4244the order of elders, i.e., (specially), israelite sanhedrin or christian "presbytery"
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