1 Timothy 4:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁸ for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ For physical training is of some value (useful for a little), but godliness (spiritual training) is useful and of value in everything and in every way, for it holds promise for the present life and also for the life which is to come.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ 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.

Common English Bible

⁸ While physical training has some value, training in holy living is useful for everything. It has promise for this life now and the life to come.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ For the exercise of the body is somewhat useful. But piety is useful in all things, holding the promise of life, in the present and in the future.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ For bodily exercise is profitable to little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

1 Timothy 4:8 Cross References

Job 22:2

“Can a mortal be of use to God? Can even the wisest be of service to him?

Job 36:11

If they listen and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness.

Psalm 145:19

He fulfills the desire of all who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.

Psalm 37:11

But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land and live in it forever.

Psalm 37:9

For the wicked shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the Lord is life indeed; filled with it one rests secure and suffers no harm.

Proverbs 22:4

The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Though sinners do evil a hundred times and prolong their lives, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they stand in fear before him,

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the innocent how fortunate they are, for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.

Isaiah 33:16

they will live on the heights; their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks; their food will be supplied, their water assured.

Jeremiah 6:20

Of what use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing to me.

Matthew 12:32

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my name’s sake will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Mark 10:30

who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life.

Luke 5:38

But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.

Romans 8:28

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

1 Corinthians 3:22

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours,

1 Corinthians 8:8

“Food will not bring us close to God.” We are no worse off if we do not eat and no better off if we do.

1 Timothy 4:7

Have nothing to do with profane and foolish tales. Train yourself in godliness,

1 Timothy 6:3

Whoever teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that is in accordance with godliness

1 Timothy 6:5

and wrangling among those who are depraved in mind and bereft of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.

1 Timothy 6:6

Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment,

2 Timothy 3:5

holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them!

Titus 3:8

The saying is sure. I desire that you insist on these things, so that those who have come to believe in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works; these things are excellent and profitable to everyone.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by regulations about food, which have not benefited those who observe them.

1 John 2:25

And this is what he has promised us, eternal life.

Revelation 3:12

If you conquer, I will make you a pillar in the temple of my God; you will never go out of it. I will write on you the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem that comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.

Revelation 3:21

To the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, just as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

1 Samuel 15:22

And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obedience to the voice of the Lord? Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice and to heed than the fat of rams.