1 Timothy 4

1 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

But the Spirit distinctly says that in later times there will be some who will fall away from the faith, and devote their attention to misleading spirits, and to the teaching of demons,

2 in hypocrisy of speakers of lies, seared [in their] own conscience,

who will make use of the hypocrisy of lying teachers. These people’s consciences are seared,

3 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.

and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the faith and have attained a full knowledge of the truth.

4 For every creature of God [is] good and no [thing is] to be rejected with thanksgiving being received;

Everything created by God is good, and there in nothing that need be rejected – provided only that it is received thankfully;

5 it is sanctified for through [the] word of God and prayer.

for it is consecrated by God’s blessing and by prayer.

6 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;

Put all this before the followers, and you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, sustained by the precepts of the faith and of that good teaching by which you have guided your life.

7 But profane and silly fables do refuse; do train rather yourself to godliness.

As for profane legends and old wives’ tales, leave them alone. Train yourself to lead a religious life;

8 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.

for while the training of the body is of service in some respects, religion is of service in all, carrying with it, as it does, a promise of life both here and hereafter.

9 Trustworthy [is] the saying and of full acceptance worthy.

How true that saying is and worthy of the fullest acceptance!

10 Towards this for (also *k) we toil and (strive, *N+KO) because we have hope on God [the] living, who is [the] Savior of all men especially of believers.

With that aim we toil and struggle, for we have set our hopes on the living God, who is the Savior of all, and especially of those who hold the faith.

11 do command these things and do teach.

Remember these things in your teaching.

12 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.

Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but, by your conversation, your conduct, your love, your faith, and your purity, be an example to those who hold the faith.

13 Until I come, do give heed to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching,

Until I come, apply yourself to public reading, preaching, and teaching.

14 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.

Do not neglect the divine gift within you, which was given you, amid many a prediction, when the hands of the church elders were laid on your head.

15 These things do ponder, in them do be absorbed, so that your progress evident may be (in *k) all.

Practice these things, devote yourself to them, so that your progress may be plain to everyone.

16 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.

Look to yourself as well as to your teaching. Persevere in this, for your doing so will mean salvation for yourself as well as for your hearers.