1 Timothy 4:6 (ASV)

Passage

If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed [until now]:

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:

1 Timothy 4:5 for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

1 Timothy 4:6 If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed [until now]:

1 Timothy 4:7 but refuse profane and old wives` fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

1 Timothy 4:8 for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "thou", "brethren", "mind", "things", "shalt", "good", and "minister". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "for it is sanctified through the word..." into verse 7's "but refuse profane and old wives fables...", so "faith" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.