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 5:18

5:18 For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” ³  and, “The worker deserves his pay.” ⁴ 

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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 sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.

⁴ sn A quotation from Luke 10:7.