1 Timothy 1:4

nether geve hede to fables and genealogies which are endlesse and brede doutes more then godly edyfyinge which is by fayth:

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In The King James Version

Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

In Context

3As I besought the to abyde styll in Ephesus when I departed into Macedonia even so do that thou commaunde some that they teache no nother wise:

5for the ende of the commaundement is love that cometh of a pure herte and of a good conscience and of fayth vnfayned:

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 7:9But I now reioyce not that ye were sory but that ye so sorowed that ye repented. For ye sorowed godly: so that in nothynge ye were hurte by vs.

1 Timothy 3:16And with out naye great is that mistery of godlines: God was shewed in the flesshe was iustified in the sprete was sene of angels was preached vnto the gentyls was beleved on in erth and receaved vp in glory.

1 Timothy 6:3Yf eny man teache other wise and is not content with the wholsome wordes of oure lorde Iesu christ and with the doctryne of godlines

1 Timothy 6:20O Timothe save that which is geve ye to kepe and avoyde vngostly vanities of voyces and opposicios of sciece falsly so called

2 Timothy 2:16Vngostly and vayne voyces passe over. For they shall encreace vnto greater vngodlynes

2 Timothy 4:4and shall turne their eares from the trueth and shalbe geven vnto fables.

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 1:2-5

First Timothy Hitherto Paul's epistles were directed to churches; now follow some to particular persons: two to Timothy, one to Titus, and another to Philemon—all three ministers. Timothy and Titus were evangelists, an inferior order to the apostles, as appears by Eph. iv. 11 , Some prophets, some apostles, some evangelists. Their commission and work was much the same with that of the apostles, to plant churches, and water the churches that were planted; and accordingly they were itinerants, as we find Timothy… Read the whole commentary →

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