1 Timothy 4:13
Good News Translation
Until I come, give your time and effort to the public reading of the Scriptures and to preaching and teaching.

New Revised Standard Version
Until I arrive, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhorting, to teaching.

Contemporary English Version
Until I arrive, be sure to keep on reading the Scriptures in worship, and don't stop preaching and teaching.

New American Bible
Until I arrive, attend to the reading, exhortation, and teaching.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation and to doctrine.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation and to doctrine.

I come.

1 Timothy 3:14,15 These things I write to thee, hoping that I shall come to thee shortly. . . .

to reading.

Deuteronomy 17:19 And he shall have it with him, and shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, and keep his words and ceremonies, that are commanded in the law;

Joshua 1:8 Let not the book of this law depart from thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate on it day and night, that thou mayst observe and do all things that are written in it: then shalt thou direct thy way, and understand it.

Psalm 1:2,3 But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night. . . .

Psalm 119:97-104 O how have I loved thy law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day. . . .

Proverbs 2:4,5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God: . . .

Matthew 13:51,52 Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes. . . .

John 5:39 Search the scriptures: for you think in them to have life everlasting. And the same are they that give testimony of me.

Acts 6:4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.

Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all eagerness, daily searching the scriptures, whether these things were so.

2 Timothy 2:15-17 Carefully study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. . . .

to exhortation.

Romans 12:8 He that exhorteth, in exhorting; he that giveth, with simplicity; he that ruleth, with carefulness; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

1 Corinthians 14:3 But he that prophesieth speaketh to men unto edification and exhortation and comfort.

Titus 2:15 These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

to doctrine.

1 Timothy 4:6,16 These things proposing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished up in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto. . . .

1 Corinthians 14:6,26 But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either in revelation or in knowledge or in prophecy or in doctrine? . . .

2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine.

Context
A Good Minister of Jesus Christ
12Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful, in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity. 13Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation and to doctrine. 14Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.…
Cross References
1 Timothy 3:14
These things I write to thee, hoping that I shall come to thee shortly.

2 Timothy 3:15
And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures which can instruct thee to salvation by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Titus 2:15
These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

1 Timothy 4:12
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