1 Timothy 4:2
speaking lies in hypocrisy, being seared in their own conscience,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 13:18And he says to him, “I [am] also a prophet like you, and a messenger spoke to me by the word of YHWH, saying, Bring him back with you to your house, and he eats bread and drinks water.” He has lied to him.
Isaiah 9:15Elderly and accepted of faces—he [is] the head, || And prophet teaching falsehood—he [is] the tail.
Jeremiah 23:14And I have seen a horrible thing in prophets of Jerusalem, || Committing adultery, and walking falsely, || Indeed, they strengthened the hands of evildoers, || So that they have not turned back, || Each from his wickedness, || All of them have been as Sodom to me, || And its inhabitants as Gomorrah.”
Daniel 8:23And in the latter end of their kingdom, about the perfecting of the transgressors, a king stands up, fierce of face, and understanding hidden things;
Matthew 24:24for there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.
Romans 1:28And according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 4:2-6
Apostasy Foretold; Christian Liberty. ( a. d. 64.) 1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be… Read the whole commentary →