Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Think on these things. Devote your life to them so that everyone can see your progress. 16 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.



Cross References

Titus 2:7

Always set an example for others by doing good actions. Teach with integrity and dignity.

Romans 11:14

in the hope that I can make my people jealous and save some of them.

1 Chronicles 28:10

So keep watching, because the LORD has chosen you to build the Temple of his sanctuary. So be strong, and get to work!"

2 Chronicles 19:6

"Pay careful attention to your duties, because you are judging not only for the sake of human beings but also for the LORD and he is present with you as you make your rulings.

Isaiah 55:11

so will my message be that goes out of my mouth it won't return to me empty. Instead, it will accomplish what I desire, and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Jeremiah 23:22

If they had stood in my council and had delivered my words to my people, then they would have turned them back from their evil way, from their evil deeds."

Ezekiel 3:19-21

If you warn the wicked person, and he doesn't repent of his wickedness or of his wicked behavior, he'll die in his sin, but you will have saved your own life.

Ezekiel 33:7-9

"Now as for you, Son of Man, I've established you as a sentinel for the house of Israel. So whenever you hear a message from me, you are to warn the people from me.

Mark 13:9

"As for yourselves, be on your guard! People will hand you over to local councils, and you will be beaten in their synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings to testify to them because of me.

Luke 21:34

"Constantly be on your guard so that your hearts will not be loaded down with self-indulgence, drunkenness, and the worries of this life, or that day will take you by surprise

Acts 6:4

Then we'll devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

Acts 20:26-28

I therefore declare to you today that I'm not responsible for the blood of any of you,

Acts 26:22

I've had help from God to this day, and so I stand here to testify to both the powerful and the lowly alike, stating only what the prophets and Moses said would happen

Romans 2:7

eternal life to those who strive for glory, honor, and immortality by patiently doing good;

Romans 10:10-14

For one believes with his heart and is justified, and declares with his mouth and is saved.

Romans 16:17

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and sinful enticements that oppose the teaching you have learned. Stay away from them,

1 Corinthians 3:10-11

As an expert builder using the grace that God gave me, I laid the foundation, and someone else is building on it. But each person must be careful how he builds on it.

1 Corinthians 9:22

To the weak I became weak in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some of them.

1 Corinthians 9:27

No, I keep on disciplining my body, making it serve me so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not somehow be disqualified.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed like waves and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, or by clever strategies that would lead us astray.

Colossians 4:17

Tell Archippus, "See that you complete the ministry you have received from the Lord."

1 Thessalonians 2:16

as they try to keep us from telling the gentiles how they can be saved. As a result, they are constantly adding to the number of sins they have committed. However, wrath has overtaken them at last!

1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

After all, who is our hope, joy, or reason for rejoicing in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? It is you, isn't it?

1 Timothy 1:3

When I was on my way to Macedonia, I urged you to stay in Ephesus so that you could instruct certain people to stop teaching false doctrine

1 Timothy 4:6

If you continue to point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of the Messiah Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the healthy teaching that you have followed closely.

2 Timothy 2:10

For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who have been chosen so that they, too, may receive the salvation that is in the Messiah Jesus, along with eternal glory.

2 Timothy 3:14

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and found to be true, because you know from whom you learned it.

2 Timothy 4:2

to proclaim the message. Be ready to do this whether or not the time is convenient. Refute, warn, and encourage with the utmost patience when you teach.

Titus 1:9

He must be devoted to the trustworthy message that agrees with what we teach, so that he may be able to encourage others with healthy doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

Titus 2:15

These are the things you should teach. Encourage and refute with full authority. Do not let anyone look down on you.

Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up and causes you trouble, or many of you will become defiled.

Hebrews 13:9

Stop being carried away by all kinds of unusual teachings, for it is good that the heart be strengthened by grace, not by food laws that have never helped those who follow them.

James 5:20

you may be sure that whoever brings a sinner back from his wrong path will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

2 John 1:8-9

See to it that you don't destroy what we have worked for, but that you receive your full reward.

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