1 Timothy 1:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Timothy 1:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Timothy 1:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Timothy 1:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.”

1 Timothy 1:4 — World English Bible

1 Timothy 1:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

1 Timothy 1:4 — American Standard Version

1 Timothy 1:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

1 Timothy 1:4 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Timothy 1:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Timothy 1:4 — Darby Translation

1 Timothy 1:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Neither that they giue heede to fables and genealogies which are endles, which breede questions rather then godly edifying which is by fayth.”

1 Timothy 1:4 — Geneva Bible

1 Timothy 1:4 in Context — 1 Timothy 1

2 à Timothée, mon enfant légitime en la foi: que la grâce, la miséricorde et la paix, te soient données de la part de Dieu le Père et de Jésus-Christ notre Seigneur!

3 Je te rappelle l’exhortation que je te fis, à mon départ pour la Macédoine, lorsque je t’engageai à rester à Éphèse, afin de recommander à certaines personnes de ne pas enseigner d’autres doctrines,

4 et de ne pas s’attacher à des fables et à des généalogies sans fin, qui produisent des discussions plutôt qu’elles n’avancent l’œuvre de Dieu dans la foi.

5 Le but du commandement, c’est une charité venant d’un cœur pur, d’une bonne conscience, et d’une foi sincère.

6 Quelques-uns, s’étant détournés de ces choses, se sont égarés dans de vains discours;

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