1 Timothy, 4

1. The Spirit has explicitly said that during the last times some will desert the faith and pay attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines that come from devils,

1. Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

2. seduced by the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are branded as though with a red-hot iron:

2. Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

3. they forbid marriage and prohibit foods which God created to be accepted with thanksgiving by all who believe and who know the truth.

3. Forbidding 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.

4. Everything God has created is good, and no food is to be rejected, provided it is received with thanksgiving:

4. For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

5. the word of God and prayer make it holy.

5. For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

6. If you put all this to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus and show that you have really digested the teaching of the faith and the good doctrine which you have always followed.

6. If 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.

7. Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales. Train yourself for religion.

7. But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.

8. Physical exercise is useful enough, but the usefulness of religion is unlimited, since it holds out promise both for life here and now and for the life to come;

8. For 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.

9. that is a saying that you can rely on and nobody should doubt it.

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

10. I mean that the point of all our toiling and battling is that we have put our trust in the living God and he is the Saviour of the whole human race but particularly of all believers.

10. For 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.

11. This is what you are to instruct and teach.

11. These things command and teach.

12. Let no one disregard you because you are young, but be an example to all the believers in the way you speak and behave, and in your love, your faith and your purity.

12. Let 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.

13. Until I arrive, devote yourself to reading to the people, encouraging and teaching.

13. Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

14. You have in you a spiritual gift which was given to you when the prophets spoke and the body of elders laid their hands on you; do not neglect it.

14. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

15. Let this be your care and your occupation, and everyone will be able to see your progress.

15. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

16. Be conscientious about what you do and what you teach; persevere in this, and in this way you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

16. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.