1 TIMOTHY 4:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching; persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers — Timothy's vigilant epexergeia (watchfulness) must encompass both interiority (seauton) and orthodoxy (didaskalia). His sotēria (salvation) and his community's are inextricably bound through faithful teaching.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 4:16
“Take heed,” he says, “unto yourself, and unto the doctrine: continue in them.” That is, take heed to yourself, and teach others also. It is well said, “You shall save yourself.” For he that is “nourished up in the words of sound doctrine,” first receives the benefit of it himself. From admonishing others, he is touched with compunction himself. For these things are not said to Timothy only, but to all. And if such advice is addressed to him, who raised the dead, what shall…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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