1 Timothy 4:8 BSB — MannaFest

1 Timothy 4:8

For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

BSB

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ASV

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

KJV

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

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Commentary

4 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

For bodily exercise profiteth little - Προς ολιγον εστιν ωφελιμος. Those gymnastic exercises, so highly esteemed among the Greeks, are but little worth; they are but of short duration; they refer only to this life, and to the applause of men: but godliness has the promise of this life, and the life to come; it is profitable for all things; and for both time and eternity.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

For, if it will not, it is not profit. Yes, we are sure it will. Here is another of Paul's faithful sayings, worthy of all acceptation--that all our labours and losses in the service of God and the work of religion will be abundantly recompensed, so that though we lose for Christ we shall not lose by him.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 937: “The Profit Of Godliness In This Life” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1870)

YOUR attention will be the more readily given to this passage, because Paul declares it to be a "faithful"—a most true and certain saying—and "worthy of all acceptation," that is to say, worthy to be received and practiced by us all. Paul has four of these faithful sayings. The first, occurs in 1 Timothy 1:15, "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." The second is our text.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
γὰρ	gar	For	G1063 →
σωματικὴ	sōmatikē	bodily	G4984 →
γυμνασία	gumnasia	exercise	G1129 →
πρὸς	pros	of	G4314 →
ὀλίγον	oligon	a little	G3641 →
ἐστὶν	estin	is	G1510 →
ὠφέλιμος,	ōphelimos	profit,	G5624 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	but	G1161 →
εὐσέβεια	eusebeia	godliness	G2150 →
πρὸς	pros	for	G4314 →
πάντα	panta	everything	G3956 →
ὠφέλιμός	ōphelimos	profitable	G5624 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
ἐπαγγελίαν	epangelian	[the] promise	G1860 →
ἔχουσα	echousa	holding	G2192 →
ζωῆς	zōēs	of life	G2222 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
νῦν	nun	present	G3568 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τῆς	tēs	which	G3588 →
μελλούσης.	mellousēs	is coming.	G3195 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
leads to
- Matthew 5:6
  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 34:9–10
  Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 12:31
  But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
- John 6:27
  Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of…
- Psalms 84:11–12
  For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
Through
Proverbs 22:4
The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
leads to
- Matthew 6:33
  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- James 4:10
  Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
Through
1 Timothy 6:6
Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:5
  Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Timothy

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 1 Timothy