This charge I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare;
Prophecies -- 1 Timothy 4:14; A prophecy of a spiritual gift (probably a gift for preaching and evangelizing) was given when Timothy was ordained by presbyters, and the gift itself was given through the laying on of the apostle’s hands 2 Timothy 1:6.