1 Timothy 4:12
About the book 1 Timothy Trend of this verse since 2000
Bible text
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.
Text: World English Bible (Classic, with deuterocanon). The World English Bible is in the Public Domain. "World English Bible" is a trademark of eBible.org.. Licence: Public domain (World English Bible). Source: ebible.org. Footnotes and cross references are left out; the rights holder has not reviewed or endorsed this display.
Statistics
- 27 Uses? Every use that covers this verse, also through a reference to its whole chapter.
- 27 Uses naming the verse? As in the Top 100: only uses that name this verse.
- #317 Rank? Rank 317 of 19,199 verses named in at least one use; tied verses share a rank.
- mapped Mapping? Position 29,884 in the sequence Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering), New Testament
27 of the uses are a lower bound (repetitions not known exactly).
Persons in this verse
No person of the Bible is linked to this verse yet.
Topics of this verse
- Church leadership
- Eating pork
- Honoring leaders
- Young people
- Children
- Christian character
- Being pure
- Dating
- Reputation
The strongest topics first, by the votes of the OpenBible.info readers.
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Numbering in the versification systems?
Bible editions number some verses differently. This verse has the following labels; labels that differ from the one shown above are marked.
Sources that cite this verse?
- Vers of the Day Website Data: 14 uses
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations: 7 uses
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive: 5 uses
- losung.net: Losungen archive: 1 use
Uses?
27 approved public uses (data: Official), newest first.
- Date
- Jan 11, 2026
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- YouVersion
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jun 16, 2025
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- YouVersion
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Sep 27, 2024
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- YouVersion
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Apr 12, 2024
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jul 13, 2023
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jun 16, 2023
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- YouVersion
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Apr 12, 2020
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jul 13, 2019
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- May 2, 2018
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- YouVersion
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Apr 12, 2016
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jul 13, 2015
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Apr 12, 2012
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jul 13, 2011
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- May 26, 2008
- Cited as
- 1.Timotheus 4,12
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Montag, 26. Mai 2008
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2008-05-26
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Apr 12, 2008
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jul 13, 2007
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Apr 12, 2004
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jul 13, 2003
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Apr 12, 2000
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jul 13, 1999
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- 0545
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:11-12
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, COMMENTARY ON 1 TIMOTHY
- Usage
- Analysis
- Author
- Oecumenius
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Eastern Orthodox
- Language
- Ancient Greek (to 1453)
- Venue
- Tríkala
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 354 – Dec 31, 430
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, ON CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Augustine of Hippo
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Language
- Latin
- Venue
- Annaba
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 340 – Dec 31, 425
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, Commentary on Titus
- Usage
- Analysis
- Author
- Jerome
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Language
- Latin
- Venue
- Bethlehem
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 344 – Dec 31, 407
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, Homily on 1 Timothy
- Usage
- Teaching
- Author
- John Chrysostom
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Language
- Ancient Greek (to 1453)
- Venue
- Antakya
- Venue
- Istanbul
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 296 – Dec 31, 373
- Cited as
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, FESTAL LETTERS
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Athanasius of Alexandria
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Language
- Ancient Greek (to 1453)
- Venue
- Alexandria
- Contributed by
- import-agent
How this was computed – counting rule: Every covered verse (baseline) / Named verses only; data: Official; as of Nov 9, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC
Neutral key: nrf1:1TI.004.012
- Metric
- Verse-level uses: every citation adds one for each verse it covers, under the counting rule. A citation of three verses adds 3. (definition)
- Counting rule
- Every covered verse (baseline) The baseline rule: every mention of every verse counts; a chapter or a range counts once for each verse it covers, and an unknown repetition counts as one. (definition) – uses; references to a whole chapter count for each of its verses
Named verses only Like the baseline rule, but only references that name verses count; whole chapters and books are left out. The Top 100 verses use it, so a chapter reference does not lift every verse of the chapter. (definition) – uses naming the verse (owner decision P5); the basis of the Top 100 and of the rank - Profile
- Official The official profile of every public number: only reviewed and approved entries whose evidence quality is high enough. (definition) – reviewed and approved data only
- Epoch
- 131, published Nov 9, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC (provisional)
- Sequence
- Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering)
prot66.nrf, mapping release R9 - Rank
- As in the Top 100: uses naming the verse, highest first, over the verses named at least once; tied verses share a rank.
- Uses
- Approved public uses of the data shown, with at least one cited passage on these verses. The list follows the current approved data; the numbers are those of the epoch.
Live numbers are recomputed every 15 minutes and are provisional until a data release is frozen. The Bible text is shown for reading only; it is never counted. How we count Glossary