The Concordant Literal New Testament

Paul To Timothy (I.)

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The King James Version

¹ Now the spirit is saying explicitly, that in subsequent eras some will be withdrawing from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and the teachings of demons,
² in the hypocrisy of false expressions, their own conscience having been cauterized;
³ forbidding to marry, abstaining from foods, which God creates to be partaken of with thanksgiving by those who believe and realize the truth,
⁴ seeing that every creature of God is ideal and nothing is to be cast away, being taken with thanksgiving,
⁵ for it is hallowed through the word of God and pleading.
⁶ By suggesting these things to the brethren, you should be an ideal servant of Christ Jesus, fostering with the words of faith and of the ideal teaching which you have fully followed.
⁷ Now profane and old womanish myths refuse, yet exercise yourself in devoutness,
⁸ for bodily exercise is beneficial for a few things, yet devoutness is beneficial for all, having promise for the life which now is, and that which is impending.
⁹ Faithful is the saying and worthy of all welcome
¹⁰ (for for this are we toiling and being reproached), that we rely on the living God, Who is the Saviour of all mankind,
¹¹ especially of believers. These things be charging and teaching.
¹² Let no one be despising your youth, but become a model for the believers, in word, in behavior, in love, in faith, in purity.
¹³ Till I come, give heed to reading, to entreaty, to teaching.
¹⁴ Neglect not the gracious gift which is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the imposition of the hands of the eldership.
¹⁵ On these things meditate. In these be, that your progress may be apparent to all.
¹⁶ Attend to yourself and to the teaching. Be persisting in them, for in doing this you will save yourself as well as those hearing you.

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 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
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 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
⁵ For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
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 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
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 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
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 These things command and teach.
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 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
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 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
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.

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