Discovery Box1 Timothy 4:14-16 
Context4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, 1 given to you and confirmed by prophetic words 2 when the elders laid hands on you. 3 4:15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress. 4 4:16 Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. 5 Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
1 tn Grk “in you.”
2 tn Grk “which was given to you through prophecy.” Here as in 2:15 the preposition “through” denotes not “means” but accompanying circumstances: “accompanied by prophecy.”
sn These prophetic words perhaps spoke of what God would do through Timothy in his ministry (cf. 1 Tim 1:18).
3 tn Grk “with the imposition of the hands of the presbytery” (i.e., the council of elders).
4 tn Grk “that your progress may be evident to all.”
5 tn Grk “about yourself and your teaching.”
