1 Timotius 1:6

1:6 Some have strayed from these and turned away to empty discussion.

1 Timotius 4:2

4:2 influenced by the hypocrisy of liars ¹  whose consciences are seared. ² 

1 Timotius 4:13

4:13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, ³  to exhortation, to teaching.

1 Timotius 5:15

5:15 For some have already wandered away to follow Satan. ⁴ 

1 Timotius 6:6

6:6 Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.

[4:2]  ¹ tn Grk “in the hypocrisy of liars.”

[4:2]  ² tn Or “branded.” The Greek verb καυστηριάζω (kausthriazw) can be used to refer either to the cause (“brand”) or the effect (“seared”).

[4:2]  sn Consciences are seared. The precise meaning of this phrase is somewhat debated. Three primary interpretations are (1) the consciences of these false teachers are “branded” with Satan’s mark to indicate ownership, (2) their consciences are “branded” with a penal mark to show they are lawbreakers, or (3) their consciences have been “seared” (i.e., totally burnt and desensitized) so that they are unable to notice the difference between right and wrong. See G. W. Knight, Pastoral Epistles (NIGTC), 189.

[4:13]  ³ tn Grk “reading.”

[4:13]  sn The public reading of scripture refers to reading the scripture out loud in the church services. In a context where many were illiterate and few could afford private copies of scripture, such public reading was especially important.

[5:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “wandered away after Satan.”