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1 Timothy 4:8

Following JesusEternal lifeSelf-control

6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

7 But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

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.

9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.
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.
DARBY
for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.
BLB
For bodily exercise is to a little profit, but godliness is profitable for everything, having the promise of the present life and of the one about to be.
ÅB
For den legemlige øvelse er nyttig til lite, men gudsfrykten er nyttig til alt; den har løfte for det liv som nå er, og for det som kommer.
OTB
for fysisk trening har noe verdi, men gudfryktighet er verdifull i alle henseender, da den har løfte både for det nåværende liv og det kommende.
B1930
For den legemlige øvelse er nyttig til lite, men gudsfrykten er nyttig til alt; den har løfte for det liv som nu er, og for det som kommer.

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