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1 Timothy 4:1

1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly,.... The prophecy hereafter mentioned was not an human conjecture, but, as all true prophecy, it came from the Spirit of God, who spoke or delivered it; either in the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Now the Spirit - Evidently the Holy Spirit; the Spirit of inspiration. It is not quite certain, from this passage, whether the apostle means to say that this was a revelation “then” made to him, or…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly - Ῥητως· Manifestly, openly. It is very likely that the apostle refers here to a prophecy then furnished by the Holy Ghost, and probably immediately after he had…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Timothy 4:1-5

We have here a prophecy of the apostasy of the latter times, which he had spoken of as a thing expected and taken for granted among Christians, 2 Th. 2.

I. In the close of the foregoing chapter, we…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

False Teachers mar the Truth of the Incarnate Redeemer

1. Now the Spirit speaketh The connexion is this. The teachers and ministers of the Church must hold her central doctrine. It stands strong and…