If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
If thou put . . . in remembrance--rather as Greek, "If thou suggest to (bring under the notice of) the brethren," &c. these things--namely, the truths stated in Ti1 4:4-5, in opposition to the errors foretold, Ti1 4:1-3. minister--"servant." nourished up--The Greek is present, not past: "continually being nourished in" (Ti2 1:5; Ti2 3:14-15). the words of faith--rather, "the words of the faith" (compare Ti1 4:12).
If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. (9) The conclusion with an exhortation to Timothy, to propound these things diligently to the churches, which he had gotten from the apostle even as though he were being fed.
Good ministers stir up remembrance of what believers already know; we are slow to learn and apt to forget the things of God. While you teach others, you teach yourself, and this is how ministers grow in faith alongside their brethren.
AI summary
Commenting on 1 Timothy 4:6-16