Neglect 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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Gill's Exposition
Meditate on these things,.... Not only on those instructions, advices, and exhortations, which the apostle had given him, throughout this chapter, which might be very useful to him, often to think of,…
Barnes' Notes
Neglect not the gift that is in thee - An important question arises here, to what the word “gift” refers; whether to natural endowment; to office; or to some supposed virtue which had been conferred…
Adam Clarke
Neglect not the gift that is in thee - The word χαρισμα here must refer to the gifts and graces of the Divine Spirit, which Timothy received when set apart to the work of an evangelist by the…
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…
Cambridge Bible
the gift that is in thee The connexion here and round the parallel 1Timothy 4: 2Ti 1:6 implies a gift for ruling and teaching, distinct from the gift conferred through -the laying on" of St Paul's…
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