1 TIMOTHY 4:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.”
The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance — this trustworthy saying (logos pistos) likely refers to verse 8, consolidating Paul's argument about godliness's surpassing worth through creedal authority.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 4:9
“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
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