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1 Timothy 4:1-3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Timothy 4:1-3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
False Asceticism
4 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later[a] times some will renounce[b] the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,(A) 2 through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared with a hot iron. 3 They forbid marriage and abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.(B)
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