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Some Will Depart From The Faith

1 Timothy 4:1 - 16 (ESV) Chapter 4Some Will Depart from the Faith 4 1Now xSee John 14:17the Spirit expressly says that y[2 Thess. 2:3-9; 2 Tim. 3:1]; See 1 Cor. 11:19in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to z1 John 4:6 (Gk.); See Matt. 7:15deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2through the insincerity of a[1 Thess. 2:3; 2 Thess. 2:11]liars whose consciences are seared, 3b[Dan. 11:37; Heb. 13:4]who forbid marriage and cSee Col. 2:16require abstinence from foods dGen. 1:29; 9:3that God created eSee Rom. 14:6to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4For fGen. 1:31everything created by God is good, and gSee Acts 10:15nothing is to be rejected if it is e[See ver. 3 above]received with thanksgiving, 5for it is made holy hGen. 1:25, 31by the word of God and prayer. A Good Servant of Christ Jesus   6i[2 Tim. 3:14, 15]If you put these things before the brothers,[M]Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have j2 Tim. 3:10followed. 7Have nothing to do with irreverent, kSee ch. 1:4silly myths. Rather lHeb. 5:14train yourself for godliness; 8for while m[Col. 2:23]bodily training is of some value, godliness n[ch. 6:6]is of value in every way, as oPs. 37:4, 9, 11; 84:11; 112:2; 145:19; Prov. 19:23; 22:4; Matt. 6:33; Mark 10:30; 1 Pet. 3:9it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. 9The saying is pSee ch. 1:15trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. 10For to this end we toil and strive,[N]Some manuscripts and suffer reproach because we have our hope set on the living God, qSee ch. 2:4; John 4:42who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. 11Command and teach rch. 5:7; 6:2these things. 12s1 Cor. 16:11; [2 Tim. 2:22; Titus 2:15]Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers tTitus 2:7; 1 Pet. 5:3an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. 14uSee 1 Thess. 5:19Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you vch. 1:18by prophecy when the council of elders wSee Acts 6:6laid their hands on you. 15Practice these things, immerse yourself in them,[O]Greek be in them so that xPhil. 1:12all may see your progress. 16y[Acts 20:28]Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save zEzek. 33:9both yourself and aSee Rom. 11:14your hearers.   1 Timothy 4:1 - 16 (ESV)