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1 Timothy 1:4 KJV
1 Timothy · chapter 1 · verse 4 · King James Version
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
1 Timothy 1:4 in context
2Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
3As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
4Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
6From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
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Key words (Strong's)
- genealogiesgenealogiaa genealogy, a record of descent or lineageG1076 →
- questionszētēsisa seeking, enquiry, a questioning, debate, a subject of questioning or debate, matter of…G2214 →
- ministerparechōto reach forth, offer, to show, afford, supply, to be the authors of, or to cause one to…G3930 →
- fablesmythosa speech, word, saying, a narrative, story, a true narrative, a fiction, a fable, an…G3454 →
- rathermallonmore, to a greater degree, rather, much, by far, rather, sooner, more willingly, more…G3123 →
- godlytheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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