1 Timoteo 4:7

7 Rechaza las leyendas profanas y otros mitos semejantes.^[a] Más bien, ejercítate en la piedad,

1 Timoteo 4:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Timothy 4:7

But refuse profane and old wives' fables
Either Jewish ones, the traditions of the elders; or those of the Gnostics, concerning God, angels, and the creation of the world; or those doctrines of demons, and which forbad marriage, and commanded abstinence from meats before mentioned; which are called profane, because impious and ungodly, and old wives' fables, because foolish and impertinent; and which were to be rejected with abhorrence and contempt, in comparison of the words of faith and good doctrine.

And exercise thyself rather unto godliness;
either to the doctrines which are according to godliness, and tend to godly edification, which the above fables did not, study these, meditate on them, digest them, and deliver them to others; or to a godly life and conversation, exercise thyself, to have a conscience void of offence to God and men; or to internal religion, inward godliness, the exercise of the graces of faith, hope, love, fear, reverence, humility or rather to the spiritual worship of God, according to his will, not in a formal, cold, and customary way, but with the heart, in truth and sincerity, in faith, and with fervency and purity.

1 Timoteo 4:7 In-Context

5 porque la palabra de Dios y la oración lo santifican.

6 Si enseñas estas cosas a los hermanos, serás un buen servidor de Cristo Jesús, nutrido con las verdades de la fe y de la buena enseñanza que paso a paso has seguido.

7 Rechaza las leyendas profanas y otros mitos semejantes. Más bien, ejercítate en la piedad,

8 pues aunque el ejercicio físico trae algún provecho, la piedad es útil para todo, ya que incluye una promesa no solo para la vida presente sino también para la venidera.

9 Este mensaje es digno de crédito y merece ser aceptado por todos.

Footnotes

• [a]. "Rechaza " "… " "semejantes" . Lit. "Rechaza los mitos profanos y de viejas" .