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1 Timothy 4

1 Tim. 4:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
bodily
somatikos (Greek #4984)
corporeal or physical
KJV usage: bodily.
Pronounce: so-mat-ee-kos'
Origin: from 4983
exercise
gumnasia (Greek #1129)
training, i.e. (figuratively) asceticism
KJV usage: exercise.
Pronounce: goom-nas-ee'-ah
Origin: from 1128
profiteth
Greek #5624
helpful or serviceable, i.e. advantageous
KJV usage: profit(-able).
Pronounce: o-fel'-ee-mos
Origin: from a form of 3786
ξlittle
oligos (Greek #3641)
puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat
KJV usage: + almost, brief(-ly), few, (a) little, + long, a season, short, small, a while.
Pronounce: ol-ee'-gos
Origin: of uncertain affinity
: but
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
godliness
eusebeia (Greek #2150)
piety; specially, the gospel scheme
KJV usage: godliness, holiness.
Pronounce: yoo-seb'-i-ah
Origin: from 2152
o is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
profitable
Greek #5624
helpful or serviceable, i.e. advantageous
KJV usage: profit(-able).
Pronounce: o-fel'-ee-mos
Origin: from a form of 3786
unto
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
all things
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
, having
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
promise
epaggelia (Greek #1860)
an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)
KJV usage: message, promise.
Pronounce: ep-ang-el-ee'-ah
Origin: from 1861
p of the life
zoe (Greek #2222)
life (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: life(-time). Compare 5590.
Pronounce: dzo-ay'
Origin: from 2198
that now is
nun (Greek #3568)
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
KJV usage: henceforth, + hereafter, of late, soon, present, this (time). See also 3569, 3570.
Pronounce: noon
Origin: a primary particle of present time
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
of that which is to come
mello (Greek #3195)
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
KJV usage: about, after that, be (almost), (that which is, things, + which was for) to come, intend, was to (be), mean, mind, be at the point, (be) ready, + return, shall (begin), (which, that) should (after, afterwards, hereafter) tarry, which was for, will, would, be yet.
Pronounce: mel'-lo
Origin: a strengthened form of 3199 (through the idea of expectation)
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Ministry on This Verse

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bodily.
little.
or, for a little time.
godliness.
having.
Deut. 28:1‑14•  (Deut. 28:1‑14)
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Job 5:19‑26•  (Job 5:19‑26)
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Psa. 37:3‑4,16‑19,29•  (Psa. 37:3‑4,16‑19,29)
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Psa. 84:11•  (Psa. 84:11)
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Psa. 91:10‑16•  (Psa. 91:10‑16)
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Psa. 112:1‑3•  (Psa. 112:1‑3)
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Psa. 128:1‑6•  (Psa. 128:1‑6)
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Psa. 145:19•  (Psa. 145:19)
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Prov. 3:16‑18•  (Prov. 3:16‑18)
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Eccl. 8:12•  (Eccl. 8:12)
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Isa. 3:10•  (Isa. 3:10)
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Isa. 32:17‑18•  (Isa. 32:17‑18)
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Isa. 33:16•  (Isa. 33:16)
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Isa. 65:13‑14•  (Isa. 65:13‑14)
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Matt. 5:3‑12• 3Blessed the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
4Blessed they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.
5Blessed the meek; for they shall inherit the earth.
6Blessed they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled.
7Blessed the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
8Blessed the pure in heart; for they shall see God.
9Blessed the peace-makers; for they shall be called sons of God.
10Blessed they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
11Blessed are ye when they shall reproach and persecute you, and falsely say every wicked word against you for my sake.
12Rejoice and exult; for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
(Matt. 5:3‑12)
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Matt. 6:33• 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matt. 6:33)
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Matt. 19:29• 29{i}And everyone who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal.{/i} (Matt. 19:29)
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Mark 10:19‑20• 19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
20And he answered and said to him, Teacher, all these have I observed from my youth.
(Mark 10:19‑20)
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Luke 12:31• 31but seek his kingdom; and [all] these things shall be added unto you. (Luke 12:31)
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Luke 12:32• 32{i}Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.{/i} (Luke 12:32)
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Rom. 8:28• 28But we do know that all things work together for good to those that love God, to those that are called according to purpose. (Rom. 8:28)
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1 Cor. 3:22• 22whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come, all are yours, (1 Cor. 3:22)
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2 Peter 1:3‑4• 3As his divine power hath granted to us all things that [are] for life and godliness through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and excellence,
4through which he hath granted to us the greatest and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world in lust.
(2 Peter 1:3‑4)
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1 John 2:25• 25And this is the promise which he promised us, life eternal. (1 John 2:25)
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Rev. 3:12,21• 12He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall never go out more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, that cometh down out of the heaven from my God, and my new name.
21He that overcometh, I will give him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with my Father in his throne.
(Rev. 3:12,21)
 Here as in 1 Cor. 9 the figure appears to be taken from the public games, and the necessary preparation for them, so familiar to every Greek mind. Timothy was to be in constant training. (On 1 Timothy 4:6-16 by W. Kelly)
 Piety is spiritual exercise and demands as constant vigilance as holy self-restraint, as complete subjection to the revealed will of God, as training for the games called for habitual abstinence from every relaxing habit and daily practice toward the end in view. (On 1 Timothy 4:6-16 by W. Kelly)
 Bodily exercise profited little, but godliness much—both here below and for eternity. (1 Timothy 4 by J.N. Darby)
 The safeguard against these evils is found in,"godliness". The truth of godliness (or according to the better translation "piety") has a very prominent place in this First Epistle to Timothy. The word is used sixteen times in the New Testament, nine of these occasions being found in this Epistle, 1 Tim. 2:2; 3:16; 4:4,7,8; 6:3,5,6,11). Piety is the confidence in the known and living God that leads the believer to walk in the holy fear of God amidst all the circumstances of life. It recognizes and honors God, and is therefore the very opposite of sanctimoniousness that seeks to exalt self. (Warnings Against Religious Flesh and Instruction in Piety: 1 Timothy 4 by H. Smith)
 The allusion is probably to the public games, as in 1 Cor. 9:24-25, where, in speaking of the public races, he says, "every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things." He continues to warn us, in that passage, that such exercise in temperance only has a passing advantage; at best it only obtains "a corruptible crown;" in contrast to the "incorruptible" which the Christian has in view. (Warnings Against Religious Flesh and Instruction in Piety: 1 Timothy 4 by H. Smith)
 Piety is that individual confidence in God that takes up every circumstance of life in relation to God. (Warnings Against Religious Flesh and Instruction in Piety: 1 Timothy 4 by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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for bodily exercise is profitable for a littleg, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.

JND Translation Notes

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That is, "some small thing," rather than "a little time." It is in evident contrast with "everything."

W. Kelly Translation

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