1 Timothy 4:13 meaning and explanation

Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.

1 Timothy 4:13, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul writes to Timothy, his younger coworker left in charge of the church at Ephesus, and gives him a job description for the interval before Paul can visit. The three tasks are the ordinary work of ministry: reading Scripture aloud to the gathered church, exhorting hearers to respond, and teaching them what the text means.

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