15 For some are already turned aside after Satan.
15 Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.
15 For some have already strayed after Satan.
15 Some of them have already left and gone after Satan.
15 For some have already turned aside after Satan.
15 For I am afraid that some of them have already gone astray and now follow Satan.
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
4 They'll turn their backs on truth and chase mirages.
4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
4 They will reject the truth and chase after myths.
(Read 2 Timothy 4:1-5)
People will turn away from the truth, they will grow weary of the plain gospel of Christ, they will be greedy of fables, and take pleasure in them. People do so when they will not endure that preaching which is searching, plain, and to the purpose. Those who love souls must be ever watchful, must venture and bear all the painful effects of their faithfulness, and take all opportunities of making known the pure gospel.
13 "Make level paths for your feet,"
13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.
13 Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!
13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
13 Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong.
(Read Hebrews 12:12-17)
A burden of affliction is apt to make the Christian's hands hang down, and his knees grow feeble, to dispirit him and discourage him; but against this he must strive, that he may better run his spiritual race and course. Faith and patience enable believers to follow peace and holiness, as a man follows his calling constantly, diligently, and with pleasure. Peace with men, of all sects and parties, will be favourable to our pursuit of holiness. But peace and holiness go together; there can be not right peace without holiness. Where persons fail of having the true grace of God, corruption will prevail and break forth; beware lest any unmortified lust in the heart, which seems to be dead, should spring up, to trouble and disturb the whole body. Falling away from Christ is the fruit of preferring the delights of the flesh, to the blessing of God, and the heavenly inheritance, as Esau did. But sinners will not always have such mean thoughts of the Divine blessing and inheritance as they now have. It agrees with the profane man's disposition, to desire the blessing, yet to despise the means whereby the blessing is to be gained. But God will neither sever the means from the blessing, nor join the blessing with the satisfying of man's lusts. God's mercy and blessing were never sought carefully and not obtained.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Timothy 5:15
Commentary on 1 Timothy 5:9-16
(Read 1 Timothy 5:9-16)
Every one brought into any office in the church, should be free from just censure; and many are proper objects of charity, yet ought not to be employed in public services. Those who would find mercy when they are in distress, must show mercy when they are in prosperity; and those who show most readiness for every good work, are most likely to be faithful in whatever is trusted to them. Those who are idle, very seldom are only idle, they make mischief among neighbours, and sow discord among brethren. All believers are required to relieve those belonging to their families who are destitute, that the church may not be prevented from relieving such as are entirely destitute and friendless.