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1 Timothy

Guidance for Timothy, a young leader, on church management and living a godly life.

Chapter 4

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KJV: 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;

Geneva: Nowe the Spirit speaketh euidently, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, and shall giue heede vnto spirits of errour, and doctrines of deuils,

KJV: Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

Geneva: Which speake lies through hypocrisie, & haue their cosciences burned with an hote yron,

KJV: 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.

Geneva: Forbidding to marrie, and commanding to absteine from meates which God hath created to be receiued with giuing thankes of them which beleeue and knowe the trueth.

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

Geneva: For euery creature of God is good, and nothing ought to be refused, if it be receiued with thankesgiuing.

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

Geneva: For it is sanctified by the worde of God, and prayer.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Iesus Christ, which hast bene nourished vp in the wordes of faith, and of good doctrine, which thou hast continually followed.

KJV: But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

Geneva: But cast away prophane, and olde wiues fables, and exercise thy selfe vnto godlinesse.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: For bodily exercise profiteth litle: but godlinesse is profitable vnto all things, which hath the promes of the life present, and of that that is to come.

KJV: This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

Geneva: This is a true saying, and by all meanes worthie to be receiued.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: For therefore we labour and are rebuked, because we trust in the liuing God, which is the Sauiour of all men, specially of those that beleeue.

KJV: These things command and teach.

Geneva: These things warne and teache.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: Let no man despise thy youth, but be vnto them that beleeue, an ensample, in worde, in conuersation, in loue, in spirit, in faith, and in purenesse.

KJV: Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

Geneva: Till I come, giue attendance to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine.

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

Geneva: Despise not the gift that is in thee, which was giuen thee by prophecie with the laying on of the hands of the companie of the Eldership.

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

Geneva: These things exercise, and giue thy selfe vnto them, that it may be seene howe thou profitest among all men.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: Take heede vnto thy selfe, and vnto learning: continue therein: for in doing this thou shalt both saue thy selfe, & them that heare thee.