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1 Timothy 4

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1But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

2through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;

3forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.

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

5for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

6If 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:

7but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

8for 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.

9Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation.

10For to this end we labor and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of them that believe.

11These things command and teach.

12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

13Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

15Be diligent in these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest unto all.

16Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

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Parallel translations · 1 Timothy 4:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

KJV · King James Version (1611)

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

But the Spirit says clearly that in later times some will be turned away from the faith, giving their minds to spirits of deceit, and the teachings of evil spirits,

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

Now the Spirit manifestly saith that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error and doctrines of devils,

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate 1 Timothy 4:1.

  • Revelation 19:20

    And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:

  • 1 John 4:6

    We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

  • 1 Peter 1:20

    who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake,

  • 2 Peter 2:1

    But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

  • Ezekiel 38:16

    and thou shalt come up against my people Israel, as a cloud to cover the land: it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring thee against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

  • Hosea 3:5

    afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto Jehovah and to his goodness in the latter days.

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