11-14 Get the word out. Teach all these things. And don’t let anyone put you down because you’re young. Teach believers with your life: by word, by demeanor, by love, by faith, by integrity. Stay at your post reading Scripture, giving counsel, teaching. And that special gift of ministry you were given when the leaders of the church laid hands on you and prayed—keep that dusted off and in use.

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13 Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching them.

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13 Until I come,(A) devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture,(B) to preaching and to teaching.

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