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neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; [so do I now].

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

To give heed (προσεχειν). With νουν understood. Old and common idiom in N.T. especially in Luke and Acts (Acts 8:10ff.…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Neither give heed to fables. That is, they should not pay attention to fables or consider such trivial matters important. The "fables" ref…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Neither give heed to fables.—These fables were, no doubt, purely Rabbinical. It was said in the Jewish schools that an or…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

You see, the apostle, in his day, had to contend against those who ran away from the simplicity of the gospel into all manner of fables and inventi…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

(3a) When Paul went into Macedonia—at exactly what time we do not know—he urged Timothy to remain in Ephesus. As noted in the introduction, it appe…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And not to give heed to fables. He applies the term “fables,” in my opinion, not only to contrived falsehoods but also to trifles or fooli…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Neither give heed to fables
Old wives' fables, (1 Timothy 4:7) or Jewish fables, (Titus 1:14

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jesus Christ is a Christian's hope; all our hopes of eternal life are built upon him, and Christ is in us the hope of glory.

The apostle see…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Here begins the me age of this epistle, which is a type of pastoral guide written by the Apostle for Timothy. It instructs him in all mat…

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