1 Timothy 4:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

As the saying goes, “Exercise is good for your body, but religion helps you in every way. It promises life now and for ever.” These words are worthwhile and should not be forgotten.

Cross References

Matthew 6:33

But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.

1 Timothy 6:6

And religion does make your life rich, by making you content with what you have.

Proverbs 22:4

Respect and serve the LORD! Your reward will be wealth, a long life, and honour.

Proverbs 19:23

Showing respect to the LORD brings true life— if you do it, you can relax without fear of danger.

1 John 2:25

The Son has promised us eternal life.

Mark 10:30

will be rewarded. In this world they will be given a hundred times as many houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and pieces of land, though they will also be ill-treated. And in the world to come, they will have eternal life.

Psalm 37:29

God's people will own the land and live here for ever.

Psalm 37:11

but the poor will take the land and enjoy a big harvest.

Hebrews 13:9

Don't be fooled by any kind of strange teachings. It is better to receive strength from God's undeserved kindness than to depend on certain foods. After all, these foods don't really help the people who eat them.

Isaiah 3:10

Tell those who obey God, “You're very fortunate— you will be rewarded for what you have done.”

Ecclesiastes 8:12

They commit hundreds of crimes and live to a ripe old age, in spite of the saying: Everyone who lives right and respects God will prosper,

Psalm 145:19

You satisfy the desires of all your worshippers, and you come to save them when they ask for help.

Psalm 84:11

Our LORD and our God, you are like the sun and also like a shield. You treat us with kindness and with honour, never denying any good thing to those who live right.

Revelation 3:21

Everyone who wins the victory will sit with me on my throne, just as I won the victory and sat with my Father on his throne.

Titus 3:8

This message is certainly true. These teachings are useful and helpful for everyone. I want you to insist that the people follow them, so that all who have faith in God will be sure to do good deeds.

Job 22:2

What use are we humans to God, even the wisest of us?

1 Samuel 15:22

“Tell me,” Samuel said. “Does the LORD really want sacrifices and offerings? No! He doesn't want your sacrifices. He wants you to obey him.

Revelation 3:12

Everyone who wins the victory will be made into a pillar in the temple of my God, and they will stay there for ever. I will write on each of them the name of my God and the name of his city. It is the new Jerusalem that my God will send down from heaven. I will also write on them my own new name.

1 Corinthians 8:8

But food doesn't bring us any closer to God. We are no worse off if we don't eat, and we are no better off if we do.

Jeremiah 6:20

People of Judah, you bring me incense from Sheba and spices from distant lands. You offer sacrifices of all kinds. But why bother? I hate these gifts of yours!

Isaiah 33:16

They will live in a fortress high on a rocky cliff, where they will have food and plenty of water.

Psalm 37:9

All sinners will disappear, but if you trust the LORD, the land will be yours.

Romans 8:28

We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him. They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose,

Matthew 19:29

All who have given up home or brothers and sisters or father and mother or children or land for me will be given a hundred times as much. They will also have eternal life.

Job 36:11

And if they obey, they will be successful and happy from then on.

1 Timothy 4:7

Don't have anything to do with worthless, senseless stories. Work hard to be truly religious.

1 Timothy 6:3

Anyone who teaches something different disagrees with the correct and godly teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 6:5

and nasty quarrels. They have wicked minds and have missed out on the truth. These people think religion is supposed to make you rich.

2 Timothy 3:5

Even though they will make a show of being religious, their religion won't be real. Don't have anything to do with such people.

Luke 5:38

New wine must be put only into new wineskins.