1 Timothy 4
1 Now the Spirit clearly says that in later times some people will leave the faith and pay attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons
But the Spirit expressly states that in later times will depart from some from the faith giving heed to spirits deceitful and to teachings of demons
2 in lying hypocrisy. Their own consciences will be branded.
in hypocrisy of speakers of lies, seared [in their] own conscience,
3 They will forbid to marry and to receive foods that God created for sharing with thanksgiving among those who believe and who know the truth.
forbidding to marry, [commanding] to abstain from foods that God created for reception with thanksgiving by the faithful and by [those] already knowing the truth.
4 For everything created by God is good. Nothing that we take with thanksgiving is to be rejected.
For every creature of God [is] good and no [thing is] to be rejected with thanksgiving being received;
5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
it is sanctified for through [the] word of God and prayer.
6 If you place these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Jesus Christ. For you are being nourished by the words of faith and by the good teaching that you have followed.
These things laying before the brothers good you will be a servant of Christ Jesus being nourished in the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have closely followed;
7 But reject worldly stories loved by old women. Instead, train yourself in godliness.
But profane and silly fables do refuse; do train rather yourself to godliness.
8 For bodily training is a little useful, but godliness is useful for all things. It holds promise for this life now and the life to come.
For bodily exercise of a little is profit, but godliness for everything profitable is [the] promise holding of life of the present and which is coming.
9 This message is trustworthy and worthy of full acceptance.
Trustworthy [is] the saying and of full acceptance worthy.
10 For it is for this that we struggle and work very hard. For we have hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, but especially of believers.
Towards this for (also *k*) we toil and (strive, *N(K)O*) because we have hope on God [the] living, who is [the] Savior of all men especially of believers.
11 Proclaim and teach these things.
do command these things and do teach.
12 Let no one despise your youth. Instead, be an example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.
no one your youth should despise, but a pattern do be for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love (in spirit *K*) in faith, in purity.
13 Until I come, attend to the reading, to the exhortation, and to the teaching.
Until I come, do give heed to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching,
14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
Not do be negligent of the in you gift which was given to you through prophecy with [the] laying on of the hands of the elderhood.
15 Care for these things. Be in them, so that your progress may be evident to all people.
These things do ponder, in them do be absorbed, so that your progress evident may be (in *k*) all.
16 Give careful attention to yourself and to the teaching. Continue in these things. For by doing so, you will save yourself and those who listen to you.
do give heed to yourself and to the teaching; do continue in them; this for doing both yourself you will save and those hearing you.
