1 TIM 4:13 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=important (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST While I am not with you, be sure to continue reading the Scriptures to the believers when you meet together, instructing the believers, and urging them to do what is right.

BLB Until I come, give heed to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

AICNT Until I come, pay attention to the reading, the exhortation, the teaching.

OEB Until I come, apply yourself to public reading, preaching, and teaching.

CSB Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching.

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

NIV Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.

CEV Until I arrive, be sure to keep on reading the Scriptures in worship, and don't stop preaching and teaching.

ESV Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

NASB Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching.

LSB Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching.

WEBBE Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(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.

NET Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

LSV until I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;

FBV Until I get there, make sure you read the Scriptures to the church, and encourage them by your speaking and teaching.

TCNT Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.

T4T Until I come, be sure that you read the Scriptures to the congregation and that you exhort/urge them to obey the Scriptures, and teach them.

LEB Until I come, pay attention to the public reading,[fn] to exhortation, to teaching.

4:13 Many English translations supply “of scripture” here to clarify what is to be read aloud

NRSV Until I arrive, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhorting, to teaching.

NKJV Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

NAB Until I arrive, attend to the reading, exhortation, and teaching.

BBE Till I come, give attention to the reading of the holy Writings, to comforting the saints, and to teaching.

Moff Attend to your Scripture-reading, your preaching, and your teaching, till I come.

Wymth Till I come, bestow your attention on reading, exhortation and teaching.

ASV Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

DRA Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine.

YLT till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;

Drby Till I come, give thyself to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

RV Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

SLT Till I come, hold to reading loud, to entreaty, to doctrine.

Wbstr Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

KJB-1769 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

KJB-1611 Till I come, giue attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Tyll I come geue attendaunce to readyng, to exhortation, to doctrine.
(Tyll I come give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.)

Gnva Till I come, giue attendance to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine.
(Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine. )

Cvdl Geue attendaunce to readynge, to exhortacion, to doctryne, vntyll I come.
(Give attendance to reading, to exhortacion, to doctrine, until I come.)

TNT Till I come geve attendaunce to redynge to exhortacion and to doctryne.
(Till I come give attendance to reding to exhortacion and to doctrine. )

Wycl Tyl Y come, take tent to redyng, to exortacioun and teching.
(Tyl I come, take tent to reding, to exortacioun and teaching.)

Luth Halt an mit Lesen, mit Ermahnen, mit Lehren, bis ich komme!
(Halt at/to with Lesen, with Ermahnen, with teachingn, until I come!)

ClVg Dum venio, attende lectioni, exhortationi, et doctrinæ.
(While I_cameo, pay_attention lectioni, exhortationi, and doctrines. )

UGNT ἕως ἔρχομαι, πρόσεχε τῇ ἀναγνώσει, τῇ παρακλήσει, τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ.
(heōs erⱪomai, proseⱪe taʸ anagnōsei, taʸ paraklaʸsei, taʸ didaskalia.)

SBL-GNT ἕως ἔρχομαι πρόσεχε τῇ ἀναγνώσει, τῇ παρακλήσει, τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ.
(heōs erⱪomai proseⱪe taʸ anagnōsei, taʸ paraklaʸsei, taʸ didaskalia.)

RP-GNT Ἕως ἔρχομαι, πρόσεχε τῇ ἀναγνώσει, τῇ παρακλήσει, τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ.
(Heōs erⱪomai, proseⱪe taʸ anagnōsei, taʸ paraklaʸsei, taʸ didaskalia.)

TC-GNT Ἕως ἔρχομαι, πρόσεχε τῇ ἀναγνώσει, τῇ παρακλήσει, τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ.
(Heōs erⱪomai, proseⱪe taʸ anagnōsei, taʸ paraklaʸsei, taʸ didaskalia. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:1–16: Paul told Timothy how to teach the believers

In this section, Paul warned Timothy against people who were teaching false doctrines. They were teaching that believers should not marry and that there were certain kinds of food that they should not eat. Paul told Timothy several things that he should do to oppose the errors of the false teachers. For example:

He should teach correct doctrines (4:11).
He should be a good example to others (4:12b).
He should read aloud the Scriptures to encourage the believers to obey them (4:13b).

Paul wanted Timothy to continue to do these things and not become discouraged.

Paragraph 4:11–16

In this paragraph Paul told Timothy how to convince people to accept his teaching, even though he was young. He told Timothy to be a good example for the other believers (4:12b). He told him to read the Scriptures to people and to teach them (4:13b). He also told Timothy to use the gift that God had given him (4:14a). This gift was the ability that God had given him to teach and to lead other people. Paul also told Timothy to keep progressing spiritually (4:15c), and to persevere (4:16b).Adapted from Stott, pages 120–125.

4:13a

Until I come,

Until I arrive,
Until I join you in Ephesus,

Until I come: Paul mentioned in 3:14a that he planned to visit Timothy in Ephesus. Presumably, when he arrived, he would give Timothy further instructions.

4:13b

devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture,

take time to read the Scriptures aloud to the believers when they meet together.

devote yourself to: The Greek word that the BSB translates as devote yourself to means to occupy your time doing something or to work diligently at a task. In 4:13b–c, Paul told Timothy to devote himself to three things: reading, preaching, and teaching. In some languages, it may not be possible to use the same verb (devote yourself) with each of these tasks. Use what is appropriate in your language.

the public reading of Scripture: The Greek word that the BSB translates as public reading of Scripture is simply the word that means “reading.” In some languages, as in many English versions, it may be helpful to supply the following information:

Paul was talking about reading aloud in worship services.
Paul was referring to reading from the Bible. At the time when he wrote this letter, he was referring only to the Old Testament.

4:13c

to exhortation, and to teaching.

Also take time to announce God’s word to them and explain to them what it means.

exhortation: The Greek word that the BSB translates as exhortation refers to announcing an important message. In this context, the message is what the Scripture says.

teaching: The Greek word that the BSB translates as teaching refers, in this context, to instructing and training people about Scripture.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἔρχομαι

˱I˲_˓am˒_coming

In a context such as this, your language might say “go” instead of come. Alternate translation: [I go to you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πρόσεχε τῇ ἀναγνώσει, τῇ παρακλήσει, τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ

˓be˒_giving_heed ˱to˲_the public_reading ¬the ˱to˲_exhortation ¬the ˱to˲_teaching

Here Paul implies that the reading, exhortation, and teaching take place in public meetings of the church where Timothy was. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [attend, in the gathering of believers, to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching] or [attend to the public reading of the Scriptures, to the exhortation of fellow believers, to the teaching of the truth]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns