1 Timothy 1:4
World English Bible (WEB)
and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.
In context
2 to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
4 and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.
5 But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,
6 from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,
1 Timothy 1:4 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.
- KJV King James Version
- Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
- ASV American Standard Version
- neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; so do I now.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: —
- DBY Darby Translation
- nor to turn their minds to fables and interminable genealogies, which bring questionings rather than [further] God's dispensation, which [is] in faith.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith; so do .