1 Timothy 4:1–16

¹However, the inspired utterance says definitely that in later periods of time some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired utterances and teachings of demons,²by the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, marked in their conscience as with a branding iron;³forbidding to marry, commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be partaken of with thanksgiving by those who have faith and accurately know the truth.⁴The reason for this is that every creation of God is fine, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,⁵for it is sanctified through God’s word and prayer over [it].

⁶By giving these advices to the brothers you will be a fine minister of Christ Jesus, one nourished with the words of the faith and of the fine teaching which you have followed closely.⁷But turn down the false stories which violate what is holy and which old women tell. On the other hand, be training yourself with godly devotion as your aim.⁸For bodily training is beneficial for a little; but godly devotion is beneficial for all things, as it holds promise of the life now and that which is to come.⁹Faithful and deserving of full acceptance is that statement.¹⁰For to this end we are working hard and exerting ourselves, because we have rested our hope on a living God, who is a Savior of all sorts of men, especially of faithful ones.

¹¹Keep on giving these commands and teaching them.¹²Let no man ever look down on your youth. On the contrary, become an example to the faithful ones in speaking, in conduct, in love, in faith, in chasteness.¹³While I am coming, continue applying yourself to public reading, to exhortation, to teaching.¹⁴Do not be neglecting the gift in you that was given you through a prediction and when the body of older men laid their hands upon you.¹⁵Ponder over these things; be absorbed in them, that your advancement may be manifest to all [persons].¹⁶Pay constant attention to yourself and to your teaching. Stay by these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.