1 Timotius 4:1

Timothy’s Ministry in the Later Times

4:1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves ¹  with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings, ² 

1 Timotius 4:8

4:8 For “physical exercise ³  has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

[4:1]  ¹ tn Or “desert the faith by occupying themselves.”

[4:1]  ² tn Grk “teachings of demons” (speaking of the source of these doctrines).

[4:8]  ³ tn Grk “bodily training” (using the noun form of the verb “train” in v. 7b).