1 Timothy 4

1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, 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; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

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

3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know 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 refused, if it be 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.

6If 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.

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 refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

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

8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto 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;

9This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

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

10For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

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 believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

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, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

13till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the 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.

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; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

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

16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue 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.