^{12 Ref} Let 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.

^{13 Ref} Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.

^{14 Ref} Don'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.

^{15 Ref} Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.

^{16 Ref} Pay 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.