1 Timothy 1:6

“For some men”: (1 Timothy 1:3).

1 Timothy 1:6 “Straying from these things”: The language here indicates that these persons had once been on the right path. To “stray” is to “deviate, depart”. See 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 2:18. “These things” is the goal mentioned in 1 Timothy 1:5. Every false doctrine will miss the previous goals.

1 Timothy 1:6 “Have turned aside”: “Is. word used of. traveler who loses his bearings and turns off onto the wrong road, and then fails to reach the intended destination” (Reese p. 15).

1 Timothy 1:6 “To fruitless discussion”: “Empty talk” (Thayer p. 392). “The wrong path which these people have taken is not even. good detour” (Reese p. 15). Note that when people depart from God's truth the result will be discussion that leads nowhere, does not edify the listeners, and does not result in their salvation.