1 Timothy 4:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come.

Cross References

Job 22:2

Is it possible for a man to be of profit to God? No, for a man's wisdom is only of profit to himself.

Job 36:11

If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.

Psalm 145:19

To his worshippers, he will give their desire; their cry comes to his ears, and he gives them salvation.

Psalm 37:11

But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.

Psalm 37:29

The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.

Psalm 37:9

For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.

Psalm 84:11

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

Proverbs 22:4

The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

Isaiah 3:10

Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

Isaiah 33:16

He will have a place on high: he will be safely shut in by the high rocks: his bread will be given to him; his waters will be certain.

Jeremiah 6:20

To what purpose does sweet perfume come to me from Sheba, and spices from a far country? your burned offerings give me no pleasure, your offerings of beasts are not pleasing to me.

Matthew 12:32

And whoever says a word against the Son of man, will have forgiveness; but whoever says a word against the Holy Spirit, will not have forgiveness in this life or in that which is to come.

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.

Matthew 6:33

But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

Mark 10:30

Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and landthough with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.

Luke 5:38

But new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.

Romans 8:28

And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.

1 Corinthians 3:22

Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

1 Corinthians 8:8

But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.

1 Timothy 4:7

But have nothing to do with unclean and foolish stories. Give yourself training in religion:

1 Timothy 6:3

If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion,

1 Timothy 6:5

Bitter talk of men who, being evil in mind and dead to what is true, take the faith to be a way of making profit.

1 Timothy 6:6

But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:

2 Timothy 3:5

Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.

Titus 3:8

This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men;

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

1 John 2:25

And this is the hope which he gave you, even eternal life.

Revelation 3:12

Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the house of my God, and he will go out no more: and I will put on him the name of my God, and the name of the town of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.

Revelation 3:21

To him who overcomes I will give a place with me on my high seat, even as I overcame, and am seated with my Father on his high seat.

1 Samuel 15:22

And Samuel said, Has the Lord as much delight in offerings and burned offerings as in the doing of his orders? Truly, to do his pleasure is better than to make offerings, and to give ear to him than the fat of sheep.