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1 Timothy 4:12 KJV
1 Timothy · chapter 4 · verse 12 · King James Version
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.1 Timothy 4:12 · King James Version
1 Timothy 4:12 in context
10For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
11These things command and teach.
12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
13Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Cross references
- Titus 2:7
- 2 Timothy 2:22
- 2 Timothy 2:15
- 1 Peter 5:3
- 2 Peter 1:5-8
- 1 Corinthians 11:1
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6
- 2 Timothy 2:7
Key words (Strong's)
- conversationanastrophēmanner of life, conduct, behaviour, deportmentG391 →
- believerspistostrusty, faithful, of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business…G4103 →
- despisekataphroneōto contemn, despise, disdain, think little or nothing ofG2706 →
- exampletyposthe mark of a stroke or blow, print, a figure formed by a blow or impression, of a figure…G5179 →
- charityagapēaffection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love, love feastsG26 →
- spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
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