1 Timothy 4

Treated in 18 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity. 3
  • 4:7 but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness: 2
  • 4:8 for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come. 2
  • 4:10 For to this end we labor and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of them that believe. 2
  • 4:14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. 2
  • 4:15 Be diligent in these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest unto all. 2
  • 4:16 Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee. 2
  • 4:1 But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, 1
  • 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving: 1
  • 4:6 If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed [until now]: 1

American Standard Version

Where it is preached

  1. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Gregory the Great — The Servant of Servants cites 1 Timothy 4:16

    …ely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers” (1 Timothy 4:16, NIV). Life and doctrine together: the pastoral office demanded excellence in both, and n…

  2. A Call to the Unconverted · Richard Baxter

    Sermon III cites 1 Tim. iv. 8

    …as profitable to all things, having the promise of this life, and that which is to come?” 1 Tim. iv. 8. Did the sins of the professors hinder you? You should rather have been the more heedful,…

  3. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Scriptural Christianity cites 1 Tim. 4:12

    …erns to the rest, “in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (1 Tim. 4:12)? Is there written on our forehead and on our heart, “Holiness to the Lord?” From what mo…

  4. The Inner Chamber · Andrew Murray

    Meditation cites 1 Timothy 4: 15

    …s day and night" Psalms 1: 1-2. Joshua. 1: 8. Psalms 119: 15, 23, 48, 78, 97, 99 and 148. 1 Timothy 4: 15.) "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, …

  5. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Free Grace cites 1 Timothy 4:10

    …ns of the whole world;” (1 John 2:2; ) “He,” the living God, “is the Savior of all men;” (1 Timothy 4:10; ) “He gave himself a ransom for all;” (1 Tim. 2:6; ) “He tasted death for every man.” (H…

  6. Baptism with the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    Fresh Baptisms with the Holy Spirit, or the Refilling with the Holy Spirit cites 1 Timothy 4:14

    …nothing of proof from experience and observation, that this gift must not be "neglected" (1 Timothy 4:14), but rather start anew" or "fan into flame" (2 Timothy 1:6); and that repeated fillings …

  7. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 1 Timothy 4:16

    … Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” 1 Timothy 4:16 — “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will s…

  8. Tukutendereza · Ochorus Originals

    Lawrence Barham — The Missionary His Students Converted cites 1 Timothy 4:12

    …gy. Not a platform — a curriculum. The text underneath it “Let no man despise thy youth” (1 Timothy 4:12). Paul says it to Timothy, but it lands on everyone older than Timothy, and it assumes th…

  9. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    Is Future Punishment Everlasting? cites 1 Tim. 4:1

    …y is nothing for them, but against them, for worldliness is also spreading in the church (1 Tim. 4:1; 2 Tim. 3:1; 4:2, 3). Increasing laxity of life and increasing laxity of doctrine go arm …

  10. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Normal Christian Life cites 1 Timothy 4:7

    … and bring it into bondage” (1 Corinthians 9:27, ASV). “Exercise thyself unto godliness” (1 Timothy 4:7, ASV). Discipline becomes legalistic when used to earn acceptance or create spiritual sup…

  11. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Christian Conception of God, or the God of the Bible as Distinguished from the God of Christian Science and the God of Modern Philosophy cites 1 Tim. 4:10

    … heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions." Now turn to 1 Tim. 4:10: "For to this end we labour and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, w…

  12. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Robert Murray M’Cheyne — The Holy Young Shepherd of Dundee cites 1 Timothy 4:12–16

    …ely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers” (1 Timothy 4:12–16, NIV). Life and doctrine together, inseparably: the watching of the life first, and then …

  13. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Principal Wheat cites 1 Timothy 4:15

    …, and be at peace" (Job 22:21). "Meditate on these things; give yourself wholly to them" (1 Timothy 4:15). If your mind is more clear and active at one time than at another, then sow the princip…

  14. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Thanksgiving Versus Complaining cites 1 Timothy 4:4

    …eated by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving" (1 Timothy 4:4). But it is hard to believe things are good when they do not look so. Often, God’s gifts …

  15. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites 1 Timothy 4:14

    … obtain a new filling with the Holy Spirit. We must not “neglect” the gift that is in us (1 Timothy 4:14), “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God” (2 Timothy 1 -6). Repe…

  16. The Life of Trust · George Müller

    Faith Confirmed by Prosperity cites 1 Tim. iv. 8

    …e unto all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come,” (1 Tim. iv. 8,) I have in times almost without number found to be true in my own experience. Further, w…

  17. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    October cites 1 Timothy 4:6

    …f all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” The next is in 1 Timothy 4:6, “Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, an…

  18. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Reproof of such as sin against this merciful disposition in Christ. Of quenching the Spirit cites 1 Tim. iv. 7

    …this doctrine, let us not. favour our natural sloth, but exercise ourselves to godliness, 1 Tim. iv. 7, and labour to keep this fire always burning upon the-altar of our hearts, and dress our …