1 Timothy 4:7 BSB — MannaFest

1 Timothy 4:7

But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.

BSB

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ASV

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

KJV

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But refuse profane and old wives' fables,.... Either Jewish ones, the traditions of the elders; or those of the Gnostics, concerning God, angels, and the creation of the world; or those doctrines of demons, and which forbad marriage, and commanded abstinence from meats before mentioned; which are called profane, because impious and ungodly, and old wives' fables, because foolish and impertinent; and which were to be rejected with abhorrence and contempt, in comparison of the words of faith and good doctrine.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But refuse - That is, refuse to pay attention to them, or reject them. Do not consider them of sufficient importance to occupy your time. Profane - The word here used does not mean that the fables here referred to were blasphemous or impious in their character, but that they had not the character of true religion; 2Ti 2:16.And old wives’ - Old women’s stories; or such as old women held to be important. The word is used here, as it is often with us, in the sense of silly.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τοὺς	tous	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	But	G1161 →
βεβήλους	bebēlous	profane	G952 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
γραώδεις	graōdeis	silly	G1126 →
μύθους	muthous	fables	G3454 →
παραιτοῦ·	paraitou	do refuse;	G3868 →
γύμναζε	gumnaze	do train	G1128 →
δὲ	de	rather	G1161 →
σεαυτὸν	seauton	yourself	G4771 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
εὐσέβειαν.	eusebeian	godliness.	G2150 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Timothy 2:16
But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
leads to
- Titus 3:9
  But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Timothy 6:20
  O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
Through
1 Timothy 1:4
or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
leads to
- Titus 1:14
  and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Titus 3:9
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:14
  Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Titus 2:12
It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
leads to
- Ezekiel 36:27
  And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.
- Matthew 16:24
  Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Romans 6:19
  I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now…
- Psalms 4:3
  Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Timothy

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 1 Timothy