1 NOW the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
7 But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
11 These things command and teach.
12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

1Now the Spirit speaketh expresly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giuing heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of deuils:

2Speaking lies in hypocrisie, hauing their conscience seared with a hote iron,

3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to absteine from meates, which God hath created to bee receiued with thankesgiuing of them which beleeue, and know the trueth.

4For euery creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be receiued with thankesgiuing:

5For it is sanctified by the word of God, and prayer.

6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Iesus Christ, nourished vp in the wordes of faith, and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

7But refuse prophane and olde wiues fables, and exercise thy selfe rather vnto godlinesse.

8For bodily exercise profiteth litle, but godlinesse is profitable vnto all things, hauing promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

9This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation:

10For therfore we both labour, and suffer reproch, because we trust in the liuing God, who is the Sauiour of all men, specially of those that beleeue.

11These things command & teach.

12Let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example of the beleeuers, in word, in conuersation, in charitie, in spirit, in faith, in puritie.

13Till I come, giue attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was giuen thee by prophesie, with the laying on of the hands of the Presbyterie.

15Meditate vpon these things, giue thy selfe wholly to them, that thy profiting may appeare to all.

16Take heed vnto thy selfe, and vnto the doctrine: continue in them: for in doing this, thou shalt both saue thy selfe, and them that heare thee.

 

1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the last times some will turn away from the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and demonic instructions 2 through the hypocrisy of liars with branded consciences. 3 They forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected when received with thanksgiving, 5 for it is made holy by the invocation of God in prayer. 6 If you will give these instructions to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound teaching you have followed. 7 Avoid profane and silly myths. Train yourself for devotion, 8 for, while physical training is of limited value, devotion is valuable in every respect, since it holds a promise of life both for the present and for the future. 9 This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance. 10 For this we toil and struggle, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the savior of all, especially of those who believe. 11 Command and teach these things. 12 Let no one have contempt for your youth, but set an example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity. 13 Until I arrive, attend to the reading, exhortation, and teaching. 14 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was conferred on you through the prophetic word with the imposition of hands of the presbyterate. 15 Be diligent in these matters, be absorbed in them, so that your progress may be evident to everyone. 16 Attend to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in both tasks, for by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

v 1. The gift of prophecy was still in effect, and there had been direct revelation from the Holy Spirit that in later days before the Rapture, there would be this increase in apostasy with people falling for false doctrine and satanic deception.
v 2. False teachers will hypocritically proclaim religious themes because their consciences have been cauterized so they are insensitive to evil. 
v 3. The Essenes did not  marry, perpetuating their group by adoption. They and early gnostics would eat grass or die before eating meat. Some Christians would not eat meat from the market place because it had been offered to idols, but there was no sin in doing it, Rom. 14:3.  The Roman Church still practices unmarried clergy and abstaining from meat on certain days.  Some other religious groups are vegetarians, others for unproved medical reasons. Even Christ ate freely all the law allowed.
v 4,5. God created animals and other natural resources to be used by man, they are just to be used by good stewards with thanksgiving. By the Word of God and prayer, food is set apart, not merely for pleasure, but gives strength to live for the Lord. This obviously eliminates asking the blessing on tobacco, drugs and alcohol.
v 6. Believers need to be warned against error, and reminded of the doctrinal truths, declaring the whole council of God, which also strengthens the one teaching. If we just stay with favorite scriptures, we will be spiritually malnourished.
v 7. These include Pharisaic additions to the Word of God  and the Roman church’s miracle stories etc. Prayer is work. We need to train our minds in Godly thinking as an athlete would train his body.
v 8,9. Gymnastic exercise is beneficial to the body but only develops half a man. Godliness develops the complete man in body, soul and spirit. It benefits our present life, but also for eternity. That statement is reliable and worth acceptance by all.
v 10. Paul suffered much to be able to proclaim that Jesus died to save every one. However only those who receive Him will be saved. A boat may have life jackets for every one, but they only help those who make use of them.
v 11. This reinforces verse 6. He did not have his own message but was to speak with the authority of the Word of God.
v 12. In that day the young were looked upon as inferior to the elders. In some respects, and for good reason, youth still need to prove themselves. Young believers can do this by being an example to others in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity.
Plain and simple. 1 Timothy 4:12.   Give no one an occasion to look down on you because of your youth. See that they look up to you because you are an example to believers in your speech and behavior, in your love, in spiritual mindednes, in your faith and your purity.
The word “spirit” is not in the original manuscripts, but it summarizes spiritual mindedness.
v 13. Both privately and in public, read Scripture with expression & reverence. He was to preach with personal appeal and being firm on doctrine.
v 14. The Holy Spirit imparted a gift by prophecy to Timothy at the time he was ordained by the elders, but we too should faithfully use our gifts to the glory of God. Our ordinations today symbolize this by the laying on of hands.
v 15. Timothy and ourselves need to meditate on these things and put them into practice. We will gain a deeper spiritual life which will be obvious to others.
v 16. Again Timothy’s personal life must be in harmony with  the stress on doctrine. By doing this, he and his hearers will be saved from error or becoming useless.