What does 1 Timothy 4:16 mean?

1 Timothy 4:16 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply 1 Timothy 4:16 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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.

14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

15Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

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