1 Timothy 4:12
Verse 12 of 16. The 4th of 6 chapters in 1 Timothy, in The Letters of Paul.
8For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.
9This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.
10For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
11Command and teach these things.
12Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
13Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
14Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
15Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.
16Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.