13 Until I come, pay attention to the public reading,[a] to exhortation, to teaching. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, that was granted to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders. 15 Practice these things. Be diligent[b] in these things, in order that your progress may be evident to everyone.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 4:13 Many English translations supply “of scripture” here to clarify what is to be read aloud
  2. 1 Timothy 4:15 Literally “be in these things,” though most English versions supply a predicate here