1 Timothy 3:6
Context3:6 He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant 1 and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact. 2
1 Timothy 4:1
ContextTimothy’s Ministry in the Later Times
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


[3:6] 1 tn Grk “that he may not become arrogant.”
[3:6] 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.
[4:1] 3 tn Or “desert the faith by occupying themselves.”
[4:1] 4 tn Grk “teachings of demons” (speaking of the source of these doctrines).