1 Timothy 4:11

“These things command and teach.”

"These things command and teach." - 1 Timothy 4:11
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What does 1 Timothy 4:11 mean?

1 Timothy 4:11 from the King James Version of the Bible states, "These things command and teach." This short verse is part of a larger passage in which the apostle Paul is offering guidance to his young protege Timothy, who is a leader in the early Christian church. This verse…

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Command and Teach: Embracing Our Responsibility in Christ

As we navigate the intricate journey of our faith, 1 Timothy 4:11 presents a profound charge, encapsulated in the words: "These things command and teach." This succinct instruction stems from the Apostle Paul's urgent desire to impart God's wisdom through Timothy, establishing…

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A Prayer for Commanding and Teaching with Purpose

Heavenly Father, We humbly come before You today, seeking Your guidance and strength as we dwell on the profound truth found in 1 Timothy 4:11, where we are called to “These things command and teach.” Lord, You are the greatest Teacher and Commander, and we want to follow in…

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1 Timothy 1:11 - "According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust."
1 Timothy 4:4 - "For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:"
2 Timothy 4:11 - "Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry."
1 Timothy 4:5 - "For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
1 Timothy 2:11 - "Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection."
1 Timothy 4:9 - "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation."
2 Timothy 1:11 - "Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles."
1 Timothy 3:11 - "Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things."
1 Timothy 4:13 - "Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine."
1 Timothy 4:2 - "Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;"
1 Timothy 4:4-5 - "For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer."
1 Timothy 5:11 - "But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;"
1 Timothy 2:4 - "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
1 Timothy 4:14 - "Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery."
1 Timothy 4:7 - "But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness."
"For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer." - 1 Timothy 4:5
1 Timothy 4:15 - "Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all."
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:" - 1 Timothy 4:4
1 Timothy 6:11 - "But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness."
2 Timothy 1:4 - "Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;"
1 Timothy 3:4 - "One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;"
1 Timothy 1:4 - "Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do."
1 Timothy 4:1 - "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;"
"This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation." - 1 Timothy 4:9
"Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection." - 1 Timothy 2:11
"For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:" - 1 Timothy 4:4