2 Timothy 4:4 BSB — MannaFest

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13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
μὲν	men	indeed	G3303 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
ἀληθείας	alētheias	truth	G225 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
ἀκοὴν	akoēn	hearing	G189 →
ἀποστρέψουσιν,	apostrepsousin	they will turn away,	G654 →
ἐπὶ	epi	unto	G1909 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
τοὺς	tous	<the>	G3588 →
μύθους	muthous	myths	G3454 →
ἐκτραπήσονται.¶	ektrapēsontai	they will be turned aside.	G1624 →

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

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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
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 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.
- Titus 1:14
  and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
- 1 Timothy 4:7
  But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.
Through
1 Timothy 4:7
But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.
leads to
- 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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Timothy 2:16
  But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
- Titus 2:12
  It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
Through
2 Peter 1:16
For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
leads to
- 1 John 4:14
  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
- John 1:14
  The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,Acts 7:57At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.1 Timothy 1:4or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.2 Peter 1:16For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.1 Timothy 4:7But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.Titus 1:14and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”Matthew 13:15For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.2 Timothy 1:15You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.1 Timothy 1:19holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.Luke 14:18But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’Hebrews 13:25Grace be with all of you.Deuteronomy 30:17But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?Titus 1:10For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,

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