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Some Will Fall Away

But (A)the Spirit explicitly says that (B)in later times some will [a]fall away from the faith, paying attention to (C)deceitful spirits and (D)doctrines of demons, by the hypocrisy of liars, who have been (E)seared in their own conscience, who (F)forbid marriage and advocate (G)abstaining from foods which (H)God created to be shared in (I)with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For (J)everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is (K)received with thanksgiving, for it is sanctified by (L)the word of God and prayer.

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  1. 1 Timothy 4:1 Apostatize

The Coming Apostasy

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the last times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, by the hypocrisy of liars, who are seared in their own conscience, who forbid marrying and insist on abstaining from foods that God created for sharing in with thankfulness by those who believe and who know the truth, because everything created by God is good and nothing is to be rejected if it is[a] received with thankfulness, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.

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  1. 1 Timothy 4:4 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“received”) which is understood as conditional