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1 Timothy 5:15

Satan

13 At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.

14 So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.

16 If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.

17 Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.
KJV
For some are already turned aside after Satan.
WEB
For already some have turned away after Satan.
ASV
for already some are turned aside after Satan.
DARBY
For already some have turned aside after Satan.
BLB
For already some turned aside after Satan.
ÅB
For allerede har somme vendt seg bort etter Satan.
OTB
for noen har allerede forvillet seg og følger nå Satan.
B1930
For allerede har somme vendt sig bort efter Satan.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Peter 2:2

    Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.

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  • Jude 1:4–5

    For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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  • 2 Peter 2:20–22

    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

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  • 1 Timothy 1:20

    Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.

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  • 1 John 2:19

    They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

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  • Philippians 3:18–19

    For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:10

    because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

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  • Matthew 4:10

    “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

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