1 Timothy 3:14-4:10
New King James Version
The Great Mystery
14 These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; 15 but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and [a]ground of the truth. 16 And without controversy great is the [b]mystery of godliness:
(A)God[c] was manifested in the flesh,
(B)Justified in the Spirit,
(C)Seen by angels,
(D)Preached among the Gentiles,
(E)Believed on in the world,
(F)Received up in glory.
The Great Apostasy
4 Now the Spirit [d]expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed (G)to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 (H)speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience (I)seared with a hot iron, 3 forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; 5 for it is [e]sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
A Good Servant of Jesus Christ
6 If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, (J)nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed. 7 But (K)reject profane and old wives’ fables, and (L)exercise yourself toward godliness. 8 For (M)bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, (N)having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. 9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance. 10 For to this end [f]we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, (O)who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 3:15 foundation, mainstay
- 1 Timothy 3:16 hidden truth
- 1 Timothy 3:16 NU Who
- 1 Timothy 4:1 explicitly
- 1 Timothy 4:5 set apart
- 1 Timothy 4:10 NU we labor and strive,
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