American Standard Version
1 Timothy 1:6
6from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;
1 Timothy 1:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
- New International Version (NIV)Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion,
- New King James Version (NKJV)from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk,
Context of 1 Timothy 1:6
4neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; so do I now. 5But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned: from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking; 7desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm. 8But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
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Cross-references for 1 Timothy 1:6
- 1 Timothy 6:21which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with you.
- 2 Timothy 2:18men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.
- 2 Timothy 4:10for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
- 1 Timothy 5:15for already some are turned aside after Satan.
- 1 Timothy 6:4he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
- 2 Timothy 2:23But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6From which some having swerved - From which some, though they have pretended to aim at the , scope, or mark, have missed that mark. This is the import of the original word . Turned aside unto vain jangling - The original term, , signifies empty or vain talking; discourses that turn to no profit; a great many words and little sense; and that sense not worth the pains of hearing. Such, indeed, is all preaching where Jesus Christ is not held forth.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6From which some having swerved - Margin, “not aiming at.” The word here used - ̓́ astocheō- means properly, to miss the mark; to err; and then, to swerve from compare 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 2:18. It does not mean that they had ever had that from which they are said to have swerved - for it does not follow that a man who misses a mark had ever hit it - but merely that they failed of the things referred to, and had turned to vain talk. The word “which”…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 Whatever tends to weaken love to God, or love to the brethren, tends to defeat the end of the commandment. The design of the gospel is answered, when sinners, through repentance towards God and faith in Jesus Christ, are brought to exercise Christian love. And as believers were righteous persons in God's appointed way, the law was not against them. But unless we are made righteous by faith in Christ, really repenting and forsaking sin, we are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Some: This might be a way of classifying the false teachers as general opponents of the good news about Jesus (see Romans 3:8; 1 Corinthians 4:18; 2 Corinthians 3:1; Galatians 1:7). They claimed to be Christians but missed the main message of the good news about Jesus and turned away.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. From which--namely, from a pure heart, good conscience, and faith unfeigned, the well-spring of love. having swerved--literally, "having missed the mark (the 'end') to be aimed at." It is translated, "erred," 1Ti 6:21; 2Ti 2:18. Instead of aiming at and attaining the graces above named, they "have turned aside (1Ti 5:15; 2Ti 4:4; He 12:13) unto vain jangling"; literally, "vain talk," about the law and genealogies of angels (1Ti 1:7; Tit 3:9; 1:10); 1Ti…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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