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1 Timothy 4

The Great Apostasy

Now the Spirit [a]expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,

Warnings against False Teachers

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

speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,

speaking lies in hypocrisy, cauterised as to their own conscience,

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

forbidding to marry, [bidding] to abstain from meats, which God has created for receiving with thanksgiving for them who are faithful and know the truth.

For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving;

For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing [is] to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving;

for it is [b]sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

for it is sanctified by God's word and freely addressing [him].

A Good Servant of Jesus Christ

If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.

A Good Minister of Jesus Christ

Laying these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which thou hast fully followed up.

But reject profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness.

But profane and old wives' fables avoid, but exercise thyself unto piety;

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

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.

The word [is] faithful and worthy of all acceptation;

For to this end [c]we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe.

These things command and teach.

Enjoin and teach these things.

Take Heed to Your Ministry

Let no one [d]despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, [e]in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Let no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to [f]doctrine.

Till I come, give thyself to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.

Be not negligent of the gift [that is] in thee, which has been given to thee through prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the elderhood.

Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.

Occupy thyself with these things; be wholly in them, that thy progress may be manifest to all.

Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

Give heed to thyself and to the teaching; continue in them; for, doing this, thou shalt save both thyself and those that hear thee.

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