1 Timothy 4:1

Timothy’s Ministry in the Later Times

4:1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves ¹  with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings, ² 

1 Timothy 4:8

4:8 For “physical exercise ³  has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

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¹ tn Or “desert the faith by occupying themselves.”

² tn Grk “teachings of demons” (speaking of the source of these doctrines).

³ tn Grk “bodily training” (using the noun form of the verb “train” in v. 7b).