1 B ut the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons

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,

2 s peaking lies in hypocrisy, cauterised as to their own conscience,

through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;

3 f orbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, which God has created for receiving with thanksgiving for them who are faithful and know the truth.

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.

4 F or every creature of God good, and nothing to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving;

For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:

5 f or it is sanctified by God's word and freely addressing.

for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

6 L aying these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which thou hast fully followed up.

If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now:

7 B ut profane and old wives' fables avoid, but exercise thyself unto piety;

but refuse profane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

8 f or bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

9 T he word faithful and worthy of all acceptation;

Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation.

10 f or, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe.

For to this end we labor and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of them that believe.

11 E njoin and teach these things.

These things command and teach.

12 L et no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

13 T ill I come, give thyself to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

14 B e not negligent of the gift in thee, which has been given to thee through prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the elderhood.

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

15 O ccupy thyself with these things; be wholly in them, that thy progress may be manifest to all.

Be diligent in these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest unto all.

16 G ive heed to thyself and to the teaching; continue in them; for, doing this, thou shalt save both thyself and those that hear thee.

Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.