New Living Translation
1 Timothy 4:2
2These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead.
1 Timothy 4:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
- New International Version (NIV)Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
- English Standard Version (ESV)through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,
- New King James Version (NKJV)speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,
Context of 1 Timothy 4:2
1Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead. 3They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful people who know the truth. 4Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks.
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Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Timothy 4:2
- 1 Kings 13:18But the old prophet answered, “I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this command from the Lord: ‘Bring him home with you so he can have something to eat and drink.’” But the old man was lying to him.
- 1 Kings 22:22“‘How will you do this?’ the Lord asked. “And the spirit replied, ‘I will go out and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to speak lies.’ “‘You will succeed,’ said the Lord. ‘Go ahead and do it.’
- Isaiah 9:15The leaders of Israel are the head, and the lying prophets are the tail.
- Jeremiah 5:21Listen, you foolish and senseless people, with eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear.
- Jeremiah 23:14But now I see that the prophets of Jerusalem are even worse! They commit adultery and love dishonesty. They encourage those who are doing evil so that no one turns away from their sins. These prophets are as wicked as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah once were.”
- Daniel 8:23“At the end of their rule, when their sin is at its height, a fierce king, a master of intrigue, will rise to power.
- Matthew 7:15“Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.
- Matthew 24:24For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones.
- Acts 20:30Even some men from your own group will rise up and distort the truth in order to draw a following.
- Romans 16:18Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people.
- Ephesians 4:14Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.
- 2 Timothy 3:5They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!
- 2 Peter 2:1But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves.
- Revelation 16:14They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty.
- Romans 1:28Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.
- Ephesians 4:19They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy - Persons pretending, not only to Divine inspiration, but also to extraordinary degrees of holiness, self-denial, mortification, etc., in order to accredit the lies and false doctrines which they taught. Multitudes of lies were framed concerning miracles wrought by the relics of departed saints, as they were termed. For, even in this country, Thomas a Becket was, deemed a saint, his relics wrought numerous miracles; and his tomb…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy - ̓ ̔ ́ en hupokrisei pseudologōnOr rather, “by, or through the hypocrisy of those speaking lies. So it is rendered by Whitby, Benson, Macknight, and others. Our translators have rendered it as if the word translated “speaking lies” - ́ pseudologōn- referred to “demons,” or, “devils,” ́ daimoniōn- in the previous verse. But there are two objections to this. One is, that then, as Koppe observes, the words would have been…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2whose consciences are seared with a hot iron: Dead consciences either do not work or work in harmful ways, making judgments that go against the truth of the good news about Jesus (see also Titus 1:15; Romans 1:28–32).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Rather translate, "Through (literally, 'in'; the element in which the apostasy has place) the hypocrisy of lying speakers"; this expresses the means through which "some shall (be led to) depart from the faith," namely, the reigned sanctity of the seducers (compare "deceivers," Tit 1:10). having their conscience seared--Greek, "having their own conscience," &c., that is, not only "speaking lies" to others, but also having their own conscience seared…Read the comment
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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
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