11 translations · Greek
1 Timothy 4:1
But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
1 Timothy 4:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
- KJV King James Version
- Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- ASV American Standard Version
- But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- However, the Spirit very clearly explains that in the last times some will abandon their trust in God, and will listen to deceptive spirits and beliefs that come from demons.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
- DBY Darby Translation
- But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Now the Spirit manifestly saith, that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error, and doctrines of devils,
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τὸ | To | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | Now | G1161 δέ then |
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| ῥητῶς | rhētōs | expressly | G4490 ῥητῶς expressly |
| λέγει | legei | states | G3004 λέγω to say |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ὑστέροις | hysterois | later | G5306 ὕστερος later |
| καιροῖς | kairois | times | G2540 καιρός time/right time |
| ἀποστήσονταί | apostēsontai | will abandon | G868 ἀφίστημι to leave |
| τινες | tines | some | G5100 τις one |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πίστεως | pisteōs | faith | G4102 πίστις faith |
| προσέχοντες | prosechontes | to follow | G4337 προσέχω to watch out |
| πνεύμασιν | pneumasin | spirits | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| πλάνοις | planois | deceitful | G4108 πλάνος deceiving |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| διδασκαλίαις | didaskaliais | [the] teachings | G1319 διδασκαλία teaching |
| δαιμονίων | daimoniōn | of demons | G1140 δαιμόνιον demon |
Related verses
- 2 Timothy 3:1–9
But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good, …
- 2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13–15
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ’s apostles. And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
- Jude 1:18
They said to you that “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.”
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3–12
Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction, he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God. Don’t you remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things? …
- 2 Peter 3:3
knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts,
- Jude 1:4
For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
- 2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
- 1 John 4:6
We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn’t listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
2 through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;
3 forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
Read all of 1 Timothy 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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