1 Timothy 4:2
1 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.
3 They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
4 For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.
- KJV
- Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
- WEB
- through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron,
- ASV
- through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;
- DARBY
- speaking lies in hypocrisy, cauterised as to their own conscience,
- BLB
- in the hypocrisy of liars, having been seared in [their] own conscience,
- ÅB
- ved hykleri av falske lærere, som er brennemerket i sin egen samvittighet,
- OTB
- gjennom hykleriet til dem som taler løgn, deres samvittigheter er som om de er brennemerket med en glødende jern,
- B1930
- ved hykleri av falske lærere, som er brennemerket i sin egen samvittighet,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 4:19
Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
Read in contextRomans 16:18
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Read in contextActs 20:30
Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
Read in contextRomans 1:28
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
Read in contextMatthew 24:24
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
Read in contextMatthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Read in context2 Peter 2:1–3
Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
Read in contextRevelation 16:14
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
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