1 Timotius 3:14

Conduct in God’s Church

3:14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions ¹  to you

1 Timotius 4:7

4:7 But reject those myths ²  fit only for the godless and gullible, ³  and train yourself for godliness.

[3:14]  ¹ tn Grk “these things.”

[3:14]  sn These instructions refer to the instructions about local church life, given in 1 Tim 2:1–3:13.

[4:7]  ² sn Those myths refer to legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Tim 4:4; and Titus 1:14.

[4:7]  ³ tn Grk “the godless and old-wifely myths.”