1 Timothy 4

1Now 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,

1And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

2Speaking lies in hypocrisy and having their conscience seared,

2in hypocrisy speaking lies, being seared in their own conscience,

3Forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful and by them that have known the truth.

3forbidding to marry--to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,

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

4because every creature of God <FI>is<Fi> good, and nothing <FI>is<Fi> to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,

5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

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

6These things proposing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished up in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto.

6These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,

7But avoid foolish and old wives fables: and exercise thyself unto godliness.

7and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

8For bodily exercise is profitable to little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

8for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

9A faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

9stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word, and of all acceptation worthy;

10For therefore we labour and are reviled, because we hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.

10for for this we both labour and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Saviour of all men--especially of those believing.

11These things command and teach:

11Charge these things, and teach;

12Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful, in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity.

12let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

13Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation and to doctrine.

13till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;

14Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.

14be not careless of the gift in thee, that was given thee through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;

15Meditate upon these things, be wholly in these things: that thy profiting may be manifest to all.

15of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things;

16Take heed to thyself and to doctrine: be earnest in them. For in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee.

16take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.