4:1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves 3 with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings, 4
1 tn Grk “that he may not become arrogant.”
2 tn Grk “the judgment of the devil,” which could also mean “the judgment that the devil incurred.” But see 1 Tim 1:20 for examples of the danger Paul seems to have in mind.
3 tn Or “desert the faith by occupying themselves.”
4 tn Grk “teachings of demons” (speaking of the source of these doctrines).