Passage

1 Timothy 4.3-5

Book: 1 Timothy · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, 2. through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;"

"3. forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth. 4. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving: 5. for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer."

"6. If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now: 7. but refuse profane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:" (1 Timothy 4:1-7, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, 2. through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;"

"3. forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving. 5. For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer."

"6. If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed. 7. But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness." (1 Timothy 4:1-7, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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." (1 Timothy 4:1-7, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons, 2. in hypocrisy speaking lies, being seared in their own conscience,"

"3. forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth, 4. because every creature of God [is] good, and nothing [is] to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received, 5. for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession."

"6. These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after, 7. and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety," (1 Timothy 4:1-7, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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