1 Timothy 4:13-16
New English Translation
13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture,[a] to exhortation, to teaching. 14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have,[b] given to you and confirmed by prophetic words[c] when the elders laid hands on you.[d] 15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.[e] 16 Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach.[f] Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
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- 1 Timothy 4:13 tn Grk “reading.” sn The public reading of scripture refers to reading the scripture out loud in the church services. In a context where many were illiterate and few could afford private copies of scripture, such public reading was especially important.
- 1 Timothy 4:14 tn Grk “in you.”
- 1 Timothy 4:14 tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”sn These prophetic words perhaps spoke of what God would do through Timothy in his ministry (cf. 1 Tim 1:18).
- 1 Timothy 4:14 tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).
- 1 Timothy 4:15 tn Grk “that your progress may be evident to all.”
- 1 Timothy 4:16 tn Grk “about yourself and your teaching.”
James 1:25-27
New English Translation
25 But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there,[a] and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out—he[b] will be blessed in what he does.[c] 26 If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before[d] God the Father[e] is this: to care for orphans and widows in their adversity[f] and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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- James 1:25 tn Grk “continues.”
- James 1:25 tn Grk “this one.”
- James 1:25 tn Grk “in his doing.”
- James 1:27 tn Or “in the sight of”; Grk “with.”
- James 1:27 tn Grk “the God and Father.”
- James 1:27 tn Traditionally, “affliction.” BDAG 457 s.v. 1 has “difficult circumstances” for this specific context, but since this is somewhat lengthy, “adversity” was preferred instead.
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