1 Timothy 4:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
1 Timothy 4:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 4:823 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 4:8
“For bodily exercise profits little.” This has by some been referred to fasting; but away with such a notion! For that is not a bodily but a spiritual exercise. If it were bodily it would nourish the body, whereas it wastes and makes it lean, so that it is not bodily. Hence he is not speaking of the discipline of the body. What we need, therefore, is the exercise of the soul. For the exercise of the body has no profit, but may benefit the body a little, but the exercise of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
RK
Ruth KimNote3mo agoPhysical Discipline Points Toward Spiritual Discipline
I'm a seminary student, and we're often taught to be suspicious of the body, to prioritize spiritual disciplines while minimizing physical ones. But Paul's words here suggest something more integrated...
1
MV
Michael van BergNote3mo agoBearing fruit that lasts - 1 Timothy 4
God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. His timing, His methods, His purposes - all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly...
1