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They have turned away from these things and spend their time in meaningless discussions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_timothy/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />from which some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to meaningless discourse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_timothy/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_timothy/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some people have strayed from these things and have turned aside to fruitless discussion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_timothy/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_timothy/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For some, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_timothy/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Some individuals have wandered away from these things into empty arguments <i>and</i> useless discussions,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_timothy/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some have departed from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_timothy/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some have deviated from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_timothy/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_timothy/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />There are some who have given up these for nothing but empty talk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_timothy/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_timothy/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Some people have left these qualities behind and have turned to useless discussions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_timothy/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some people have turned away from these and have lost their way in foolish discussions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_timothy/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Some people have left these qualities behind and have turned to fruitless discussion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_timothy/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_timothy/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Some have strayed from these and turned away to empty discussion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_timothy/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_timothy/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />From which some having swerved, have turned aside to vain jangling;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />From these some have drifted away, and have wandered into empty words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_timothy/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_timothy/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />from which certain [men], having swerved, turned aside to vain discourse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />from which some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to meaningless discourse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_timothy/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_timothy/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Which some having missed turned away to vain discourse.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_timothy/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />From which things some going astray, are turned aside unto vain babbling: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_timothy/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Certain persons, wandering away from these things, have been turned aside to empty babbling,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_timothy/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Some people have deviated from these and turned to meaningless talk,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_timothy/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Some people have deviated from these and turned to meaningless talk,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_timothy/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />From which some have gone astray and have turned aside to foolish words;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_timothy/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Some of them have strayed from these things and have turned people away to empty words,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_timothy/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />which things some not having aimed at, have turned aside to idle disputation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_timothy/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />from which certain ones having deflected have gone out into empty talking,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_timothy/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />from which some, having swerved, have turned aside to vain babbling;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_timothy/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for want of which, some have lost themselves in frivolous disputes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />From these some have drifted away, and have wandered into empty words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_timothy/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />which some having missed turned aside to vain talk;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_timothy/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />from which some having swerved are turned aside to vain discourses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_timothy/1-6.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=48" 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/1.htm">Warning against False Teaching</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tines (IPro-NMP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">Some</a> <a href="/greek/795.htm" title="795: astochēsantes (V-APA-NMP) -- From a compound of a and stoichos; to miss the mark, i.e. deviate from truth.">have strayed</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hōn (RelPro-GFP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">from these ways</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.">and turned aside</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3150.htm" title="3150: mataiologian (N-AFS) -- Vain speaking, foolish talking. From mataiologos; random talk, i.e. Babble.">empty talk.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">7</span>They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.…<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="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-7</a></span><br />I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— / which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-16.htm">2 Timothy 2:16-18</a></span><br />But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness, / and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, / who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/1-10.htm">Titus 1:10-11</a></span><br />For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision, / who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3-4</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. / For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">Colossians 2:8</a></span><br />See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-9.htm">Hebrews 13:9</a></span><br />Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Ephesians 4:14</a></span><br />Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-17.htm">Romans 16:17-18</a></span><br />Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. / For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-30.htm">Acts 20:30</a></span><br />Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:3</a></span><br />Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">From which some having swerved have turned aside to vain jangling;</p><p class="hdg">From which some having swerved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/6-21.htm">1 Timothy 6:21</a></b></br> Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace <i>be</i> with thee. Amen. </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><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm">2 Timothy 4:10</a></b></br> For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.</p><p class="hdg">turned.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15</a></b></br> For some are already turned aside after Satan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/6-4.htm">1 Timothy 6:4,5,20</a></b></br> He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/2-23.htm">2 Timothy 2:23,24</a></b></br> But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-5.htm">Discourse</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-20.htm">Discussion</a> <a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Fruitless</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-17.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/matthew/6-7.htm">Meaningless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Missed</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-3.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/matthew/18-12.htm">Straying</a> <a href="/psalms/119-157.htm">Swerved</a> <a href="/colossians/4-6.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/colossians/3-8.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-4.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-4.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/matthew/18-12.htm">Wandered</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-17.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/5-11.htm">Discourse</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-14.htm">Discussion</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-20.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Fruitless</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-21.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/job/27-12.htm">Meaningless</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-21.htm">Missed</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-10.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/james/5-20.htm">Straying</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">Swerved</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-1.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-7.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-10.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-15.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-20.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">Wandered</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-7.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">1 Timothy 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/1-1.htm">Paul declares Timothy is faithful to the charge which was given him at his going to Macedonia.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/1-5.htm">The right use and end of the law.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/1-11.htm">Paul's calling to be an apostle;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/1-20.htm">and the disobedience or Hymenaeus and Alexander.</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/1.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/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Some have strayed from these ways</b><br>This phrase indicates a departure from the foundational teachings and practices that Paul had established. The "ways" refer to the sound doctrine and faith that Paul emphasizes throughout his letters. Historically, the early church faced challenges from false teachings and heresies, such as Gnosticism and Judaizers, which sought to distort the gospel. This straying can be seen as a warning against the influence of such teachings. In a broader biblical context, this echoes the warnings found in the Old Testament, where Israel often strayed from God's commandments, leading to spiritual and sometimes physical consequences (e.g., <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-19</a>).<p><b>and turned aside to empty talk.</b><br>The phrase "empty talk" suggests discussions or teachings that lack substance and truth, possibly referring to speculative theology or myths that were prevalent at the time. This aligns with Paul's other warnings against "godless myths and old wives' tales" (<a href="/1_timothy/4-7.htm">1 Timothy 4:7</a>). The cultural context of the Greco-Roman world, with its philosophical debates and rhetorical traditions, may have contributed to the allure of such empty discussions. This is contrasted with the fruitful and edifying nature of true Christian teaching, which is meant to build up the church and glorify God. Theologically, this can be seen as a call to focus on the gospel's core message, avoiding distractions that do not lead to spiritual growth or understanding.<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 doctrine.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/timothy.htm">Timothy</a></b><br>A young pastor and protégé of Paul, stationed in Ephesus to oversee the church and combat false teachings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a></b><br>The city where Timothy was ministering, known for its diverse culture and the presence of various religious beliefs, including early Gnostic influences.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_teachers.htm">False Teachers</a></b><br>Individuals within the Ephesian church who were promoting teachings contrary to the gospel, leading others astray.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_church_in_ephesus.htm">The Church in Ephesus</a></b><br>The early Christian community facing challenges from false doctrines and needing sound teaching and leadership.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_against_false_teachings.htm">Guard Against False Teachings</a></b><br>Believers must be vigilant in discerning truth from falsehood, ensuring that teachings align with Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_empty_talk.htm">The Danger of Empty Talk</a></b><br>Engaging in discussions that lack substance and truth can lead to spiritual drift and confusion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_sound_doctrine.htm">The Importance of Sound Doctrine</a></b><br>Sound doctrine is essential for spiritual growth and stability, providing a foundation for faith and practice.<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 maintaining doctrinal purity and guiding the congregation in truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility_in_faith.htm">Personal Responsibility in Faith</a></b><br>Each believer is responsible for studying Scripture and applying its truths to avoid being led astray.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_timothy_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Timothy 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_tim_2_11-12_restrict_women.htm">1 Timothy 2:11–12: Why does this passage restrict women from teaching or having authority, and how does that align with broader biblical teachings on equality? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_tim_6_9-10_oppose_prosperity_gospel.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10 warns against the love of money, but does this align with interpretations that encourage 'prosperity gospel' teachings in some Christian circles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_tim_6_1-2_not_condemn_slavery.htm">In 1 Timothy 6:1-2, why does the text address slaves in a way that seems to endorse their subjugation rather than condemn it?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/public_prayer__matthew_6_5-6_vs._1_tim_2_8.htm">Should we pray in public? (Matthew 6:5-6 vs. 1 Timothy 2:8)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_timothy/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) F<span class= "bld">rom which some having swerved have turned aside.</span>--This sentence is rendered more accurately: <span class= "ital">From which some, having gone wide in aim, have turned themselves aside.</span> These words seem to tell us that these teachers had once been in the right direction, but had not kept in it; indeed, from the whole tenor of St. Paul's directions to Timothy it is clear that these persons not only had been, but were still, reckoned among the Christian congregations of the Ephesian Church. The presiding presbyter appointed by St. Paul could have exercised no possible authority over any not reckoned in the Church's pale.<p><span class= "bld">Unto vain jangling.</span>--These men, having missed the true aim of the commandment, have now turned themselves to vain, empty talking, which could lead to nothing except wranglings and angry disputations.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_timothy/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="accented">Which things</span> for <span class="accented">which</span>, A.V.; <span class="accented">talking for jangling</span>, A.V. <span class="cmt_word">Having swerved</span> (<span class="greek">ἀστοχήσαντες</span>); literally, <span class="accented">having missed the mark</span>, as in the margin. It is found in the New Testament only here and <a href="/1_timothy/6-21.htm">1 Timothy 6:21</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">2 Timothy 2:18</a>. In Ecclesiastes 7:19 (Ecclesiastes 7:21, A.V.) and 8:9 (Ecclesiastes 8:11, A.V.) it is used in a slightly different sense, "forego" and "miss." In Polybius and Plutarch repeatedly, "to miss the mark.... to fail," with the kindred <span class="greek">ἄστοχος ἀστοχία αστόχημα</span>, These men missed the true end of the gospel - purity of heart and conscience and life - and only reached vain and boastful talking. <span class="cmt_word">Have turned aside</span> (<span class="greek">ἐξετράπησαν</span>); <a href="/1_timothy/5-15.htm">1 Timothy 5:15</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/6-20.htm">1 Timothy 6:20</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/4-4.htm">2 Timothy 4:4</a>; <a href="/hebrews/12-13.htm">Hebrews 12:13</a>; but not elsewhere in the New Testament. It is found in the active voice in the LXX., and is common in all voices in classical Greek. <span class="cmt_word">Vain talking</span> (<span class="greek">ματαιολογία</span>); here only in the New Testament, and not feared in the LXX., but used by Strabo, Plutarch, and Porphyry. The adjective <span class="greek">ματαιολόγος</span> is used in <a href="/titus/1-10.htm">Titus 1:10</a>, and applied especially to those "of the circumcision." The Latin equivalents are <span class="accented">vaniloquus</span> and <span class="accented">vaniloquium</span>. Livy's description of a <span class="accented">vaniloquus</span> is "Maria terrasque inani sonitu verborum complevit" (lib. 35:48; comp. <a href="/jude/1-16.htm">Jude 1:16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_timothy/1-6.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">Some</span><br /><span class="grk">τινες</span> <span class="translit">(tines)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 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 strayed</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀστοχήσαντες</span> <span class="translit">(astochēsantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_795.htm">Strong's 795: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of a and stoichos; to miss the mark, i.e. deviate from truth.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from [ these ways ]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὧν</span> <span class="translit">(hōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] 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</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">empty talk.</span><br /><span class="grk">ματαιολογίαν</span> <span class="translit">(mataiologian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3150.htm">Strong's 3150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vain speaking, foolish talking. From mataiologos; random talk, i.e. Babble.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_timothy/1-6.htm">1 Timothy 1:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/1-6.htm">1 Timothy 1:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_timothy/1-6.htm">1 Timothy 1:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/1-6.htm">1 Timothy 1:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/1-6.htm">1 Timothy 1:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_timothy/1-6.htm">1 Timothy 1:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_timothy/1-6.htm">1 Timothy 1:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_timothy/1-6.htm">1 Timothy 1:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_timothy/1-6.htm">1 Timothy 1:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_timothy/1-6.htm">1 Timothy 1:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_timothy/1-6.htm">NT Letters: 1 Timothy 1:6 From which things some having missed (1 Tim. 1Ti iTi 1tim i Tm) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_timothy/1-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Timothy 1:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 1:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_timothy/1-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Timothy 1:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 1:7" /></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>