1 Timothy 1:6 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse,

English ASV

from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;

English Amplified

But certain individuals have missed the mark on this very matter [and] have wandered away into vain arguments and discussions and purposeless talk.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But certain individuals have missed the mark on this very matter [and] have wandered away into vain arguments and discussions and purposeless talk.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Some have departed from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

which [things] some having missed, have turned aside to vain discourse,

English EASY 2024

But certain people have failed to live in that way. They would rather talk about things that do not help anyone.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But some have missed this key point in their teaching and have gone off in another direction. Now they talk about things that help no one.

Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Some people have turned away from these and have lost their way in foolish discussions.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Some people have left these qualities behind and have turned to useless discussions.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Some have deviated from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion.

English KJV 1611

From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

English LSB

For some, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

From this, some have lost their way and turned aside to empty talk,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Some people have deviated from these and turned to meaningless talk,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Some have strayed from these and turned away to empty discussion.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Some have wandered away from those teachings. They would rather talk about things that have no meaning.

English NIV

Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk.

English NKJ 1982

from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk,

English NLT

But some teachers have missed this whole point. They have turned away from these things and spend their time arguing and talking foolishness.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Some people have deviated from these and turned to meaningless talk,

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Some believers have been led astray by teachings and speculations that emphasize nothing more than the empty words of men.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Certain persons by swerving from these have wandered away into vain discussion,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But these teachers have missed this whole idea and spend their time arguing and talking foolishness.

English Tyndale 1537

from the which things, some have erred, and have turned unto vain jangling,

1 Timothy 1:6 — Compare Translations