1 Timothy 4:1

1 Timothy 4:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,

Context of 1 Timothy 4:1

But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, 2by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, 3men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy 4:1 word by word

Τὸ δὲ πνεῦμα ῥητῶς λέγει ὅτι ἐν ὑστέροις καιροῖς ἀποστήσονταί τινες τῆς πίστεως προσέχοντες πνεύμασιν πλάνοις καὶ διδασκαλίαις δαιμονίωνRead the interlinear

• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• explicitlyῥητῶςrhētōs · expresslyG4490
• saysλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• in laterὕστεροςhusteros · laterG5306
• timesκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• fallἀφίστημιaphistēmi · to leaveG868
• from the faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• payingπροσέχωprosechō · to watch outG4337
• deceitfulπλάνοςplanos · deceivingG4108
• doctrinesδιδασκαλίαdidaskalia · teachingG1319
• of demonsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 4:1

• John 16:13But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
• Acts 13:2While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
• Acts 28:25And when they did not agree with one another, they began leaving after Paul had spoken one parting word, “The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,
• 1 Corinthians 12:11But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.
• 1 John 2:18Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.
• Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.’
• Revelation 3:6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
• Ezekiel 1:3the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there the hand of the Lord came upon him.)
• Numbers 24:14And now, behold, I am going to my people; come, and I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”
• Deuteronomy 4:30When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days you will return to the Lord your God and listen to His voice.
• Deuteronomy 32:29Would that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would discern their future!
• Isaiah 2:2Now it will come about that In the last days The mountain of the house of the Lord Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it.
• Jeremiah 48:47Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab In the latter days,” declares the Lord. Thus far the judgment on Moab.
• Jeremiah 49:39‘But it will come about in the last days That I will restore the fortunes of Elam,’” Declares the Lord.
• Ezekiel 38:16and you will come up against My people Israel like a cloud to cover the land. It shall come about in the last days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I am sanctified through you before their eyes, O Gog.”
• Daniel 10:14Now I have come to give you an understanding of what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to the days yet future.”

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly - ̔· Manifestly, openly. It is very likely that the apostle refers here to a prophecy then furnished by the Holy Ghost, and probably immediately after he had written the words in the preceding verses; and as this prophecy contains things nowhere else spoken of in the sacred writings, and of the utmost moment to the Christian Church, we cannot hear or read them with too much reverence or respect. In the latter times - This…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Now the Spirit - Evidently the Holy Spirit; the Spirit of inspiration. It is not quite certain, from this passage, whether the apostle means to say that this was a revelation “then” made to him, or whether it was a well-understood thing as taught by the Holy Spirit. He himself elsewhere refers to this same prophecy, and John also more than once mentions it; compare 1 John 2:18; Revelation 20:1-15. From 2 Thessalonians 2:5, it would seem that this was a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Of departures from the faith that began already to appear. (1-5) Several directions, with motives for due discharge of duties. (6-16) Verses 1-5 The Holy Spirit, both in the Old and the New Testament, spoke of a general turning from the faith of Christ, and the pure worship of God. This should come during the Christian dispensation, for those are called the latter days. False teachers forbid as evil what God has allowed, and command as a duty what he has…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1later times: The early church believed it was already living in the later times (see Acts 2:16–17; Hebrews 1:2; compare 2 Thessalonians 2:7; 1 John 2:18–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161Ti 4:1-16. Prediction of a Coming Departure from the Faith: Timothy's Duty as to It: General Directions to Him. The "mystery of iniquity" here alluded to, and already working (2Th 2:7), stands opposed to the "mystery of godliness" just mentioned (1Ti 3:16). 1. Now--Greek, "But." In contrast to the "mystery of godliness." the Spirit--speaking by the prophets in the Church (whose prophecies rested on those of the Old Testament, Da 7:25; 8:23, &c.; 11:30…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 4:1

• Apostasy
• Asceticism
• Celibacy
• Commandments
• Demons
• Doctrines
• Holy Spirit
• Marriage
• Minister, Christian

In the dictionaries

• Attendance
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• Charge
• Example
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• Presbytery
• Profane
• Profiting
• Thanksgiving

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4

• 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