Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Neither hold to fictions and endless genealogies, which offer questions, rather than the arrangement of God in the faith:

New American Standard Bible

nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.

International Standard Version

and occupying themselves with myths and endless genealogies. These things promote controversies rather than God's ongoing purpose, which involves faith.

A Conservative Version

nor to heed myths and endless genealogies, which cause controversies rather than stewardship of God in faith.

American Standard Version

neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith;'so do I now .

Amplified

nor to pay attention to legends (fables, myths) and endless genealogies, which give rise to useless speculation and meaningless arguments rather than advancing God’s program of instruction which is grounded in faith [and requires surrendering the entire self to God in absolute trust and confidence].

An Understandable Version

and not to listen to legends or exhaustive lists of ancestors. These [only] serve to arouse speculations, rather than [promote] God's plan which is based on faith.

Anderson New Testament

nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which produce disputes rather than godly edification, which is in faith;

Bible in Basic English

Or to give attention to stories and long lists of generations, from which come questionings and doubts, in place of God's ordered way of life which is in faith;

Common New Testament

nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than the divine trainingwhich is by faith.

Daniel Mace New Testament

or trouble their heads with fables and endless genealogies, which rather promote disputes than the gospel-dispensation:

Darby Translation

nor to turn their minds to fables and interminable genealogies, which bring questionings rather than further God's dispensation, which is in faith.

Godbey New Testament

nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which present questions, rather than the economy of God which is in faith:

Goodspeed New Testament

nor to devote themselves to fictions and interminable pedigrees; such things lead to controversy instead of the divine system which operates through faith.

John Wesley New Testament

that afford questions, and not godly edifying, which is through faith.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause useless speculations rather than God's plan [that is] by faith.

Modern King James verseion

nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies (which provide doubts rather than the nurture of God in faith).

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

neither give heed to fables and genealogies, which are endless, and breed doubts, more than Godly edifying which is by faith:

Moffatt New Testament

and studying myths and interminable genealogies; such studies bear upon speculations rather than on the divine order which belongs to faith.

Montgomery New Testament

nor to be paying attention to myths and interminable genealogies, which tend to promote discussions rather than a stewardship entrusted by God, a stewardship which is in faith.

NET Bible

nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies. Such things promote useless speculations rather than God's redemptive plan that operates by faith.

New Heart English Bible

neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause speculation, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith?

Noyes New Testament

nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which occasion disputes rather than promote Gods dispensation which is in faith, [so I do now.]

Sawyer New Testament

nor attend to myths or interminable genealogies, which occasion disputes rather than a dispensation of God by faith, [do.]

The Emphasized Bible

Not to be teaching otherwise, nor yet to be giving heed to stories and endless genealogies, - the which, bring, arguings, rather than that stewardship of God which is with faith; -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

nor to attend to fables and endless genealogies, which give occasion to disputes rather than godly edification, which is by faith; [so do].

Twentieth Century New Testament

nor to devote their attention to legends and interminable genealogies, which tend to give rise to argument rather than to further that divine plan which is revealed in the Faith.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

and the attention they bestow on mere fables and endless pedigrees, such as lead to controversy rather than to a true stewardship for God, which only exists where there is faith. And I make the same request now.

Williams New Testament

to stop devoting themselves to myths and never-ending pedigrees, for such things lead to controversies rather than stimulate our trusteeship to God through faith.

World English Bible

neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith --

Worrell New Testament

nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies; which, indeed, occasion disputes rather than God's dispensation, which is in faith, so do I now.

Worsley New Testament

nor attend to fables and endless genealogies, which occasion debates, rather than pious edification in the faith:

Youngs Literal Translation

nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
μηδέ 
mede 
neither, nor, not, nor yet, not once, no not, not so much as
Usage: 31

give heed to
προσέχω 
Prosecho 
Usage: 15

μῦθος 
Muthos 
Usage: 5

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἀπέραντος 
Aperantos 
Usage: 1

γενεαλογία 
Genealogia 
Usage: 2

ὅστις ἥτις ὅ6τι 
hostis 
Usage: 112

παρέχω 
Parecho 
Usage: 11

ζήτησις 
Zetesis 
Usage: 6

μᾶλλον 
Mallon 
more, rather, the more, better ,
Usage: 66

ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

οἰκοδομία 
Oikodomia 
Usage: 0

which is

which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

Images 1 Timothy 1:4

Prayers for 1 Timothy 1:4

Context Readings

Instructions For Timothy In Ephesus

3 As I besought thee to remain in Ephesus, going into Macedonia, that thou mightest proclaim to some not to teach another doctrine, 4 Neither hold to fictions and endless genealogies, which offer questions, rather than the arrangement of God in the faith: 5 (And the end of the proclamation is love out of a pure heart, and a good consciousness, and unfeigned faith:

Cross References

1 Timothy 4:7

And profane and old women's fictions reject, and exercise thyself in devotion.

Titus 1:14

Not holding to Jewish fictions, and commands of men, having turned away from the truth.

Titus 3:9

And foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and conflicts pertaining to the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

2 Timothy 4:4

And truly from the truth will they turn away the hearing, and be turned aside to fictions.

2 Peter 1:16

For not having followed ingeniously contrived fictions, we made known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but having been spectators of his majesty.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our boasting is this, the testimony of our consciousness, that in simplicity and purity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we turned back in the world, and more eminently to you.

2 Corinthians 7:9-10

Now I rejoice, not that ye were grieved, but that ye were grieved to repentance: for ye were grieved according to God, that ye be injured in nothing by us.

Ephesians 4:12-16

For the adjusting of the holy, for the work of the service, for the building up of the body of Christ:

1 Timothy 3:16

And manifestly great is the mystery of devotion: God was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed in the nations, was believed on in the world, was received up in glory.

1 Timothy 6:3-5

If any teach otherwise, and come not up to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine according to devotion;

1 Timothy 6:11

And thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow justice, devotion, faith, love, patience, meekness.

1 Timothy 6:20

O Timothy, watch that which holds firm, turning aside from profane, idle talk, and oppositions of knowledge, bearing a false name:

2 Timothy 2:14

Put these things in mind, calling to witness before the Lord not to wrangle for nothing useful, to the subversion of them hearing.

2 Timothy 2:16-18

And avoid profane, empty discourses: for they will proceed to more of profanation.

2 Timothy 2:22

And flee youthful, eager desires: and follow justice, faith, love, peace, with them calling upon the Lord from a pure heart.

Titus 1:1

Paul, servant of God, and sent of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God, and the acknowledgment of the truth according to devotion;

Hebrews 13:9

With various and strange teachings be not carried about. For good the heart be rendered firm by grace; not by food, in which they having walked about were not profited.

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