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1 Timothy 4:13-15
New Catholic Bible
1 Timothy 4:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 Until I arrive, devote yourself to reading,[a] to exhortation, and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect the gift that was bestowed upon you when, as a result of prophecy, the elders laid their hands on you.[b]
15 Meditate on these things and put them into practice so that your progress may be evident to everyone.
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- 1 Timothy 4:13 Reading: i.e., the public reading of Scripture.
- 1 Timothy 4:14 Laid their hands on you: an action that had various meanings in the Old Testament, among which was the transmission of authority (e.g., from Moses to Joshua: see Num 27:18-23; Deut 34:9). In the New Testament it symbolizes (1) the bestowal of blessings and benediction (see Mt 19:13, 15; Lk 24:50); (2) the restoration of health (see Mt 9:18; Acts 9:12, 17); (3) the imparting of the Holy Spirit (see Acts 8:17, 19; 19:6); and (4) the gifts and rights of an office (as in this verse and in Acts 6:6; 13:3; 2 Tim 1:6).
