1 Timothy 1:6 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁶ Some people have strayed away from these things and have turned aside to useless discussions.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ from which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ But certain individuals have missed the mark on this very matter [and] have wandered away into vain arguments and discussions and purposeless talk.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;

Common English Bible

⁶ Because they missed this goal, some people have been distracted by talk that doesn’t mean anything.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Certain persons, wandering away from these things, have been turned aside to empty babbling,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ From which things some going astray, are turned aside unto vain babbling:

1 Timothy 1:6 Cross References

Matthew 18:12

What do you think? If anyone had a hundred sheep, and one of them wandered away, would he not leave the ninety-nine [safe ones] and go to the mountains looking for the one that wandered away?

1 Timothy 5:15

For some [young widows] have already turned away [from their commitment to God] to serve Satan.

2 Timothy 2:18

who have strayed from the truth [by] saying that the resurrection [from the dead] has already happened and are undermining the faith of some people.

2 Timothy 4:10

for Demas loved this world and [so] has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia.

Titus 1:10

For there are many rebellious people, especially among the circumcision [i.e., the Jews], whose talk is useless and who deceive people.

Titus 3:9

But you should avoid foolish arguments, and [pointless] discussions about ancestors, and quarrels and disputes about [observance of] the Law of Moses, for they are unprofitable and useless.