1 Timothy 4:1 (GNV)

Passage

Now the Spirit speaketh euidently, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, and shall giue heede vnto spirits of errour, and doctrines of deuils,

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh euidently, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, and shall giue heede vnto spirits of errour, and doctrines of deuils,

1 Timothy 4:2 Which speake lies through hypocrisie, and haue their cosciences burned with an hote yron,

1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marrie, and commanding to abstaine from meates which God hath created to be receiued with giuing thankes of them which beleeue and knowe the trueth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "faith", "speaketh", "euidently", "latter", "times", "some", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Which speake lies through hypocrisie and haue...", so "Spirit" and "faith" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.