1 Timothy 1:4

2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines

or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.

5 The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

6 Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
KJV
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
WEB
and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.
ASV
neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; [so do I now].
DARBY
nor to turn their minds to fables and interminable genealogies, which bring questionings rather than [further] God's dispensation, which [is] in faith.
BLB
nor to give heed to myths and endless genealogies, which cause controversies rather than the stewardship of God that [is] in faith.
ÅB
og ikke å gi seg av med eventyr og endeløse slektstavler, som mere fører til stridigheter enn til å tjene som Guds husholdere i troen - så ber jeg deg også nå.
OTB
og ikke gi seg av med myter og endeløse slektstavler, som fører til unyttige spekulasjoner i stedet for å fremme Guds plan, som er ved tro.
B1930
og ikke å gi sig av med eventyr og endeløse ættetavler, som mere fører til stridigheter enn til å tjene som Guds husholdere i troen - så ber jeg dig også nu.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 4:7

    But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.

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  • Titus 1:14

    and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.

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  • Titus 3:9

    But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:4

    So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

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  • 2 Peter 1:16

    For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:3–5

    If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,

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  • 1 Timothy 6:20

    O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”

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  • Hebrews 13:9

    Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.

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