Parallel Verses

Godbey New Testament

Take heed to yourself and the teaching: continue in these things; for doing this you will indeed save yourself and those who hear you.

New American Standard Bible

Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.

King James Version

Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

Holman Bible

Pay close attention to your life and your teaching; persevere in these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.

International Standard Version

Pay close attention to your life and your teaching. Persevere in these things, because if you do so, you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

A Conservative Version

Hold firm to thyself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this thou will save both thyself and those who hear thee.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

Pay close attention to yourself [concentrate on your personal development] and to your teaching; persevere in these things [hold to them], for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.

An Understandable Version

Pay close attention to yourself and to what you teach [people]. Continue doing these things, for in doing them you will both save yourself and those who listen to you.

Anderson New Testament

Take heed to yourself, and to your teaching; continue in them; for by doing this, you will save both yourself, and those who hear you.

Bible in Basic English

Give attention to yourself and your teaching. Go on in these things; for in doing so you will get salvation for yourself and for those who give hearing to you.

Common New Testament

Take heed to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in them, for if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

Daniel Mace New Testament

take care how you behave, and what you teach. persevere in these duties: for by the practice of them, you will save both yourself, and those who hear you.

Darby Translation

Give heed to thyself and to the teaching; continue in them; for, doing this, thou shalt save both thyself and those that hear thee.

Goodspeed New Testament

Look out for yourself and for your teaching. Persevere in your work, for if you do you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

John Wesley New Testament

Take heed to thyself and to thy teaching: continue in them, for in so doing thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

Julia Smith Translation

Take heed to thyself, and to the doctrine; remain in them: for doing this, and thou shalt save thyself, and them hearing thee.

King James 2000

Take heed unto yourself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this you shall both save yourself, and them that hear you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Fix [your] attention on yourself and on your teaching. Continue in them, for [by] doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

Modern King James verseion

Hold on to yourself and to the doctrine; continue in them, for doing this you shall both save yourself and those who hear you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Take heed unto thyself and unto learning, and continue therein. For if thou shalt so do, thou shalt save thyself, and them that hear thee.

Moffatt New Testament

Watch yourself and watch your teaching; stick to your work; if you do that, you will save your hearers as well as yourself.

Montgomery New Testament

Give heed to yourself and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.

NET Bible

Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

New Heart English Bible

Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

Noyes New Testament

Give heed to thyself, and to thy teaching; continue in them; for in doing this thou wilt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

Sawyer New Testament

Attend to yourself, and to teaching; continue in it, for doing this you will both save yourself and those that hear you.

The Emphasized Bible

Be giving heed to thyself, and to thy teaching, - abide still in them; for, this doing, both, thyself, shalt thou save, and them that hearken to thee.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Take heed unto thyself, and to thy doctrine; abide in them: for so doing thou shalt both save thyself, and those who hear thee.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Look to yourself as well as to your teaching. Persevere in this, for your doing so will mean Salvation for yourself as well as for your hearers.

Webster

Take heed to thyself and to thy doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou wilt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

Weymouth New Testament

Be on your guard as to yourself and your teaching. Persevere in these things; for by doing this you will make certain your own salvation and that of your hearers.

Williams New Testament

Make it your habit to pay close attention to yourself and your teaching. Persevere in these things, for if you do you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

World English Bible

Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

Worrell New Testament

Take heed to yourself, and to the teaching; continue in them; for, doing this, you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

Worsley New Testament

Take heed to thyself, and to thy doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this, thou wilt both save thyself and those that hear thee.

Youngs Literal Translation

take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐπέχω 
Epecho 
Usage: 5

σεαυτοῦ σεαυτῷ σεαυτόν σαυτοῦ σαυτῷ σα
Seautou 
σεαυτοῦ σεαυτῷ σεαυτόν σαυτοῦ σαυτῷ σα
Seautou 
Usage: 31
Usage: 31

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

διδασκαλία 
Didaskalia 
Usage: 19

ἐπιμένω 
Epimeno 
Usage: 18


Usage: 0

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

in doing
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

τοῦτο 
Touto 
Usage: 232

thou shalt
σώζω 
Sozo 
Usage: 79


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

σώζω 
Sozo 
Usage: 79

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

Devotionals

Devotionals containing 1 Timothy 4:16

References

Hastings

Prayers for 1 Timothy 4:16

Context Readings

Instructions For Ministry

15 Be diligent in these things; give yourself wholly unto them; in order that your progress may be manifest to all. 16 Take heed to yourself and the teaching: continue in these things; for doing this you will indeed save yourself and those who hear you.

Cross References

Titus 2:7

concerning all things exhibiting yourself an example of good works; in teaching; purity, gravity,

Romans 11:14

if perchance I may provoke my flesh, and save some of them.

Mark 13:9

These are the beginnings of travails. But you take heed to yourselves: for they will deliver you into councils; and will beat you in the synagogues: and you shall stand before governors and kings on account of me, for a testimony unto them.

Luke 21:34

But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be burdened with luxury, and drunkenness, and worldly cares, and that day may come on you unanticipated.

Acts 6:4

and we will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.

Acts 20:26-28

Therefore I witness to you this clay, that I am pure from the blood of all men;

Acts 26:22

Then having received help from God, I have stood unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said were about to come to pass:

Romans 2:7

to those indeed who with patience of good work are seeking glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:

Romans 10:10-14

for with the heart it is believed unto righteousness; and with the mouth it is confessed unto salvation.

Romans 16:17

But I exhort you, brethren, to mark those who cause divisions and stumblings, contrary to the teaching which you have learned, and depart from them.

1 Corinthians 3:10-11

According to the grace of God which was given unto me, I as a wise architect, laid the foundation; and another builds on it. Let each one take heed how he builds.

1 Corinthians 9:22

To the weak I became as weak, that I may gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I may indeed save some.

1 Corinthians 9:27

but I keep my body under, and enslave it, lest having preached the gospel to others, I myself may become disapproved.

Ephesians 4:14

in order that we may be no longer infants, tossed by the waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, in the caprice of the people, in their craftiness, pursuant to their method of delusion;

Colossians 4:17

And say to Archippus; Take heed to the ministry which you received in the Lord, that you may fill it.

1 Thessalonians 2:16

forbidding that we should speak to the Gentiles in order that they may be saved; that they may fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing, except you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

1 Timothy 1:3

As I exhorted you to remain in Ephesus, I going into Macedonia, in order that you may command certain ones not to teach heterodoxy,

1 Timothy 4:6

Submitting these things to the brethren, you will be a beautiful minister of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of faith, and the beautiful teaching which you have followed;

2 Timothy 2:10

On account of this I endure all things for the sake of the elect, in order that they may also have the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

2 Timothy 3:14

But abide thou in those things which thou hast learned and in which thou hast been instructed, knowing from whom thou hast learned;

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the word: be instant in season and out of season; convict, exhort, rebuke, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Titus 1:9

holding that which is according to the teaching of the faithful word, in order that he may be able both to exhort with healthy teaching, and to convict the opposers.

Titus 2:15

Speak these things and exhort and convict with all authority; let no one despise thee.

Hebrews 12:15

looking diligently lest any one may fail from the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up may trouble you, and through it many may be defiled;

Hebrews 13:9

Be not carried away with fantastical and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, in which those going round were not profited.

James 5:20

let him know, that the one having turned a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and hide a multitude of sins.

2 John 1:8-9

Take heed to yourselves, that you may not destroy those things which you have wrought, but may receive a full reward.

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