But [a]stay away from (A)worthless (B)stories that are typical of old women. Rather, [b]discipline yourself for the purpose of (C)godliness;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 4:7 Or reject
  2. 1 Timothy 4:7 Or train

Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales;(A) rather, train yourself to be godly.(B)

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and they (A)will turn their ears away from the truth and (B)will turn aside to myths.

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They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(A)

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14 not paying attention to Jewish (A)myths and (B)commandments of men who (C)turn away from the truth.

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14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths(A) or to the merely human commands(B) of those who reject the truth.(C)

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Eyewitnesses

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised (A)tales when we made known to you the (B)power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were (C)eyewitnesses of His majesty.

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16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,(A) but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.(B)

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