CPDV - I Timothy - 4

4:1  Now the Spirit has clearly said that, in the end times, some persons will depart from the faith, paying attention to spirits of error and the doctrines of devils,

4:2  speaking lies in hypocrisy, and having their consciences seared,

4:3  prohibiting marriage, abstaining from foods, which God has created to be accepted with thanksgiving by the faithful and by those who have understood the truth.

4:4  For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected which is received with thanksgiving;

4:5  for it has been sanctified by the Word of God and by prayer.

4:6  By proposing these things to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished by words of faith, and by the good doctrine that you have secured.

4:7  But avoid the silly fables of old women. And exercise yourself so as to advance in piety.

4:8  For the exercise of the body is somewhat useful. But piety is useful in all things, holding the promise of life, in the present and in the future.

4:9  This is a faithful saying and worthy of full acceptance.

4:10  For this reason we labor and are maligned: because we hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, most especially of the faithful.

4:11  Instruct and teach these things.

4:12  Let no one despise your youth, but be an example among the faithful in word, in behavior, in charity, in faith, in chastity.

4:13  Until I arrive, attend to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine.

4:14  Do not be willing to neglect the grace that is within you, which was given to you through prophecy, with the imposition of the hands of the priesthood.

4:15  Meditate on these things, so that your progress may be manifest to all.

4:16  Pay attention to yourself and to doctrine. Pursue these things. For in doing so, you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.