1 Timothy 4:7

Easy To Read Version

People tell silly stories that don’t agree with God’s truth. Don’t follow \{what\} those stories \{teach\}. But teach yourself to truly serve God.

Cross References

Acts 24:16

This is why I always try to do what I believe is right before God and men.

1 Timothy 1:4

Tell those people not to give their time to stories that are not true and to long lists of names in family histories. Those things only bring arguments. Those things don’t help God’s work. God’s work is done by faith.

1 Timothy 1:9

We also know that the law is not made for good people. The law is made for people who are against the law and for people who refuse to follow the law. The law is for people who are against God and are sinful, people who are not holy and have no religion, people who kill their fathers and mothers, murderers,

1 Timothy 2:10

But they should make themselves beautiful by doing good things. Women who say they worship God should make themselves beautiful in that way.

1 Timothy 3:16

Without any doubt, the secret of our life of worship is great:

1 Timothy 4:8

Training (teaching) your body helps you in some ways. But serving God helps you in every way. Serving God brings you blessings in this life and in the future life too.

1 Timothy 6:11

But you are a man of God. So you should stay away from all those things. Try to live in the right way, serve God, have faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

1 Timothy 6:20

Timothy, God has trusted you with many things. Keep those things safe. Stay away from people who talk about useless things that are not from God. Stay away from people who argue against \{the truth\}. Those people use something they call “knowledge”—but it is really not knowledge.

1 Timothy 6:3

Some people will teach things that are false. Those people will not agree with the true teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. And they will not accept the teaching that agrees with the true way to serve God.

1 Timothy 6:5

They are always making trouble, because they are people whose thinking has been confused. They have lost their understanding of the truth. They think that serving God is a way to get rich.

2 Timothy 2:16

Stay away from people who talk about useless things that are not from God. That kind of talk will lead a person more and more against God.

2 Timothy 2:23

Stay away from foolish and stupid arguments. You know that those arguments grow into bigger arguments.

2 Timothy 3:12

Every person who wants to live the way God wants, in Christ Jesus, will be persecuted.

2 Timothy 3:5

Those people will continue to act like they serve God. But the way they live shows that they don’t really serve God. Timothy, stay away from those people.

2 Timothy 4:4

People will stop listening to the truth. They will begin to follow the teaching in false stories.

Titus 1:14

Then those people will stop accepting Jewish stories. And they will stop following the commands of those people who don’t accept the truth.

Titus 2:12

That grace teaches us not to live against God and not to do the bad things the world wants to do. That grace teaches us to live on earth now in a wise and right way—a way that shows that we serve God.

Titus 3:9

But I am not commanding you; I am asking you to do it out of love. I am Paul. I am an old man now, and I am a prisoner for Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 5:14

We have a great high priest {\cf2\super [35]} who has gone to live with God in heaven. He is Jesus the Son of God. So let us continue strongly in the faith we have.