1 ¶ Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, listening to spirits of error and doctrines of demons;

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,

2 t hat in hypocrisy shall speak lies; having their conscience seared as with a hot iron;

in hypocrisy speaking lies, being seared in their own conscience,

3 t hey shall forbid to marry and shall command men to abstain from foods, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who are faithful and have known the truth.

forbidding to marry -- to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,

4 F or everything that God created is good, and nothing is to be refused, if it is received with thanksgiving,

because every creature of God good, and nothing to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,

5 f or it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

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

6 ¶ If thou put these things before the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, unto which thou hast attained.

These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,

7 B ut refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

8 F or bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

9 T he Word is faithful and worthy of acceptation by all.

stedfast the word, and of all acceptation worthy;

10 F or this we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

for for this we both labour and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Saviour of all men -- especially of those believing.

11 C ommand and teach this.

Charge these things, and teach;

12 L et no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example of the faithful in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

13 U ntil I come, occupy thyself reading, exhorting, teaching.

till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;

14 N eglect not the gift that is in thee, which is given unto thee to prophesy, through the laying on of the hands of the elders.

be not careless of the gift in thee, that was given thee through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;

15 O ccupy thyself in these things with care, for in this is everything, that thy profiting may be manifest unto all.

of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things;

16 T ake heed unto thyself and unto the doctrine; be diligent in this, for in doing so thou shalt both save thyself and those that hear thee.

take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.