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1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

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Τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeNowδέconjunction — “Now”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.NowπνεῦμαpneumaSpiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spiritῥητῶςrhētōsexpresslyῥητῶςadverb — “expressly”G4490expressly, explicitly, in so many words.expresslyλέγειlegeito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑστέροιςhusteroislatterὕστερος (husteros)adjective, comparative, dative, plural, masculine — “latter”, the to- or for-formG5306later, latter, last.the latterκαιροῖςkairoistimesκαιρός (kairos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “times”, the to- or for-formG2540fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time.timesἀποστήσονταίapostēsontaishall depart fromἀφίσταμαι (aphistamai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall depart from”, an action still aheadG868I make to stand away, draw away, repel, take up a position away from, withdraw from, leave, abstain from.This verse uses “depart”.shall depart fromτινεςtinesoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.the faithπροσέχοντεςprosechontesgiving heedπροσέχω (prosechō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “giving heed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4337(a) I attend to, pay attention to, (b) I beware, am cautious, (c) I join, devote myself to.giving heedπνεύμασιpneumasispiritsπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “spirits”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.spiritsπλάνοιςplanoisdeceivingπλάνος (planos)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “deceiving”, the to- or for-formG4108adj: misleading, deceiving, wandering; as subst: a deceiver, imposter.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδιδασκαλίαιςdidaskaliaisdoctrinesδιδασκαλία (didaskalia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “doctrines”, the to- or for-formG1319instruction, teaching.doctrinesδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnof devilsδαιμόνιον (daimonion)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of devils”, the of-formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.of devils

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

World English Bible

But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

Darby Translation

But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons

Douay-Rheims

Now the Spirit manifestly saith, that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error, and doctrines of devils,

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