for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.

The Good Servant of Christ

By[a] teaching these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed faithfully. But reject those worthless myths told by elderly women[b], and train yourself for godliness.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 4:6 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“teaching”) which is understood as means
  2. 1 Timothy 4:7 Literally “worthless and characteristic of an elderly woman myths”