1 Timothy 4:7

4:7 But reject those myths ¹  fit only for the godless and gullible, ²  and train yourself for godliness.

1 Timothy 5:20

5:20 Those guilty of sin ³  must be rebuked ⁴  before all, ⁵  as a warning to the rest. ⁶ 

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¹ sn Those myths refer to legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Tim 4:4; and Titus 1:14.

² tn Grk “the godless and old-wifely myths.”

³ sn As a continuation of v. 19, this refers to elders who sin, not to sinning believers more generally.

⁴ tn Or “censured.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

⁵ tn “Before all” probably refers to the whole congregation, not just all the elders; “the rest” is more likely to denote the remaining elders.

⁶ tn Grk “that the rest may have fear.”