14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
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Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
Use hospitality one to another without grudging. …
This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-16)The apostle would have Timothy to instil into the minds of Christians such sentiments as might prevent their being seduced by the judaizing teachers. Observe, Those are good ministers of Jesus Christ who are diligent in their work; not that study to advance new notions, but that put the brethren in remembrance of those things which they have received and heard. Wherefore I will not be negligent to…
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