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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_timothy/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For I am afraid that some of them have already gone astray and now follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_timothy/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For some have already strayed after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For already some have turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For some are already turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_timothy/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For some have already turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_timothy/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />for some have already turned away to follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />for some have already turned aside to follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_timothy/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />for some have already turned aside to follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />for some have already turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_timothy/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Some [widows] have already turned away [from the faith] to follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_timothy/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For some have already turned away to follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For some have already turned away to follow Satan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_timothy/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />for already some are turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_timothy/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Look what's already happened to some of the young widows! They have turned away to follow Satan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_timothy/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />for already some are turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_timothy/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Some of them have already turned away to follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_timothy/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For some widows have already turned away to follow Satan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_timothy/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For some widows have already turned away to follow Satan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_timothy/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_timothy/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For some have already wandered away to follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_timothy/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For already some have turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_timothy/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For some are already turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For already some of them have gone astray, following Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_timothy/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For already some have turned away after Satan. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_timothy/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for some already turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For already some have turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_timothy/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for already certain did turn aside after the Adversary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_timothy/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For already have some turned aside after Satan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_timothy/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For some are already turned aside after Satan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_timothy/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For certain ones have already been turned back to Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_timothy/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For some have already turned away to follow Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_timothy/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For some have already turned away to follow Satan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_timothy/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For, as conditions are now, some have already strayed after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_timothy/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For even now they have begun, one by one, to turn after Satan.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_timothy/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For some have already turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_timothy/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />for already certain ones have turned away after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_timothy/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For some are already turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_timothy/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for some have already revolted to paganism.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For already some of them have gone astray, following Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_timothy/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />for already some turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_timothy/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For some are already turned aside after Satan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_timothy/5-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EkcLX59OJyU?start=738" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/5.htm">Support for Widows</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tines (IPro-NFP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">some</a> <a href="/greek/2235.htm" title="2235: ēdē (Adv) -- Already; now at length, now after all this waiting. Apparently from e and de; even now."></a> <a href="/greek/1624.htm" title="1624: exetrapēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- From ek and the base of trope; to deflect, i.e. Turn away.">have already turned aside</a> <a href="/greek/3694.htm" title="3694: opisō (Prep) -- Behind, after; back, backwards. From the same as opisthen with enclitic of direction; to the back, i.e. Aback.">to follow</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4567.htm" title="4567: Satana (N-GMS) -- An adversary, Satan. Of Chaldee origin corresponding to ma'bad; the accuser, i.e. The devil.">Satan.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">16</span>If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm">2 Timothy 4:10</a></span><br />because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-7.htm">James 4:7</a></span><br />Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-12</a></span><br />Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-19.htm">1 John 2:19</a></span><br />They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-8.htm">1 John 3:8</a></span><br />The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-19.htm">1 John 5:19</a></span><br />We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-19.htm">Matthew 13:19</a></span><br />When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-12.htm">Luke 8:12</a></span><br />The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a></span><br />You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-3.htm">Acts 5:3</a></span><br />Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Acts 26:18</a></span><br />to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-13.htm">Genesis 3:13</a></span><br />Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/4-7.htm">Genesis 4:7</a></span><br />If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For some are already turned aside after Satan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/3-18.htm">Philippians 3:18,19</a></b></br> (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, <i>that they are</i> the enemies of the cross of Christ: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/1-15.htm">2 Timothy 1:15</a></b></br> This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">2 Timothy 2:18</a></b></br> Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-13.htm">Already</a> <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-6.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-6.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">Following</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-20.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Strayed</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-6.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-11.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">Already</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-15.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-24.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/titus/3-14.htm">Following</a> <a href="/revelation/2-9.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/genesis/21-14.htm">Strayed</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-15.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">1 Timothy 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-1.htm">Rules to be observed in reproving.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-3.htm">Of widows.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-17.htm">Of elders.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-23.htm">A precept for Timothy's health.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-24.htm">Some men's sins go before unto judgment, and some men's follow after.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_timothy/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_timothy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_timothy/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For some have already turned aside</b><br>This phrase indicates a departure from the faith and the teachings of the church. In the context of 1 Timothy, Paul is addressing issues within the early Christian community, particularly concerning widows and their conduct. The phrase suggests a deliberate choice to abandon the path of righteousness. This turning aside can be seen as a warning to the church about the dangers of false teachings and the influence of ungodly behavior. Historically, the early church faced numerous challenges from both external persecution and internal doctrinal disputes, which could lead some believers astray.<p><b>to follow Satan.</b><br>Following Satan implies a complete rejection of God's ways in favor of evil and deception. In the biblical context, Satan is often depicted as the adversary, the one who opposes God's plans and leads people into sin. This phrase underscores the seriousness of the departure mentioned earlier, as it is not merely a lapse in judgment but a conscious alignment with the forces of darkness. Theologically, this aligns with other New Testament warnings about the devil's schemes (<a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11</a>) and the need for believers to remain vigilant and steadfast in their faith. The cultural context of the time included various pagan practices and beliefs that could easily infiltrate the church, making the call to remain faithful even more pressing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>- The apostle who authored the letter to Timothy, providing guidance and instruction for church leadership and personal conduct.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/timothy.htm">Timothy</a></b><br>- A young pastor and protégé of Paul, stationed in Ephesus, tasked with overseeing the church and addressing various issues.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/widows.htm">Widows</a></b><br>- The context of this passage involves instructions regarding the care and conduct of widows within the church.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>- The adversary, representing the spiritual force of evil and temptation that some have turned to follow.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a></b><br>- The city where Timothy was ministering, known for its diverse culture and challenges to Christian living.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_against_deception.htm">Guard Against Deception</a></b><br>Believers must be vigilant and discerning to avoid being led astray by false teachings or worldly temptations that align with Satan's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>The church community plays a crucial role in supporting and holding each other accountable, especially those who are vulnerable, like widows.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare_awareness.htm">Spiritual Warfare Awareness</a></b><br>Recognize that following Satan is not just a physical act but a spiritual battle that requires the armor of God and constant prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>For those who have turned aside, the path of repentance and restoration is always open through Christ, emphasizing God's grace and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_church_leadership.htm">Role of Church Leadership</a></b><br>Church leaders, like Timothy, are tasked with guiding and correcting those who may be straying, ensuring sound doctrine and moral conduct.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_timothy_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Timothy 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_uplift_each_other_daily.htm">What are the consequences of turning away from faith?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_abolish_the_law.htm">Did Jesus come to abolish the law? (Matthew 5:17 vs. Ephesians 2:15)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_david_called_upright_despite_sins.htm">How can 1 Kings 15:5 declare David upright aside from Uriah's case when there are other recorded sins in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_saving.htm">What does the Bible say about saving money?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_timothy/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">For some are already turned aside.</span>--It was the backsliding of these "nameless" ones, probably, which had been the immediate occasion of these directions to Timothy. Although these unhappy sisters had worked such great mischief to the cause of Christ, still St. Paul, with his tender grace and love, forbore to mention any by name. They had undertaken a task too severe for them to carry out, and had miserably failed. He spares these poor erring sisters, but directs the chief pastor of the Church at Ephesus, how to guard against such fatal results for the future.<p><span class= "bld">After Satan.</span>--They had swerved from the narrow, thorny road of self-denial which they had chosen for themselves, and perhaps dreading, after their public profession, to form afresh any legal marriage ties, had followed that downward path of sensuality which surely leads to Satan.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_timothy/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="accented">Already some are</span> for <span class="accented">some</span> <span class="accented">are already</span>, A.V. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Some</span>. This is generally understood of some widows who had already given occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully, by turning aside from the path of Christian virtue which they had begun to walk in, and following Satan who had beguiled them into the path of vice and folly. But the words are capable of another meaning, equally arising kern the preceding verse, viz. that some have already followed the example of Satan, "the accuser of the brethren," and have begun to revile Christianity, taking occasion from the conduct of some who were called Christians. These revilers might be not unbelieving Jews or heathen, but apostate or heretical Jews like those of whom the same verb (<span class="greek">ἐκτρέπεσθαι</span>) is used in <a href="/1_timothy/1-6.htm">1 Timothy 1:6</a> and <a href="/2_timothy/4-4.htm">2 Timothy 4:4</a>. In something of the same spirit St. Paul called Elymas the sorcerer "<span class="accented">a</span> child of the devil," because he sought to turn away Sergius Paulus from the faith, probably by speaking evil of Barnabas and Saul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_timothy/5-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γάρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some</span><br /><span class="grk">τινες</span> <span class="translit">(tines)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have already turned aside</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξετράπησαν</span> <span class="translit">(exetrapēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1624.htm">Strong's 1624: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ek and the base of trope; to deflect, i.e. Turn away.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to follow</span><br /><span class="grk">ὀπίσω</span> <span class="translit">(opisō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3694.htm">Strong's 3694: </a> </span><span class="str2">Behind, after; back, backwards. From the same as opisthen with enclitic of direction; to the back, i.e. Aback.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Satan.</span><br /><span class="grk">Σατανᾶ</span> <span class="translit">(Satana)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4567.htm">Strong's 4567: </a> </span><span class="str2">An adversary, Satan. Of Chaldee origin corresponding to ma'bad; the accuser, i.e. The devil.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_timothy/5-15.htm">NT Letters: 1 Timothy 5:15 For already some have turned aside after (1 Tim. 1Ti iTi 1tim i Tm) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Timothy 5:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 5:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_timothy/5-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Timothy 5:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 5:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>