1 Timothy 4:1-8 ▼

1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the last times some will turn away from the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and demonic instructions

2 through the hypocrisy of liars with branded consciences.

3 They forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected when received with thanksgiving,

5 for it is made holy by the invocation of God in prayer.

6 If you will give these instructions to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound teaching you have followed.

7 Avoid profane and silly myths. Train yourself for devotion,

8 for, while physical training is of limited value, devotion is valuable in every respect, since it holds a promise of life both for the present and for the future.