1 Timothy 4:8

Good News Translation

Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future.

Cross References

Job 36:11

If they obey God and serve him, they live out their lives in peace and prosperity.

Psalm 145:19

He supplies the needs of those who honor him; he hears their cries and saves them.

Psalm 37:11

but the humble will possess the land and enjoy prosperity and peace.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous will possess the land and live in it forever.

Psalm 37:9

Those who trust in the Lord will possess the land, but the wicked will be driven out.

Psalm 84:11

The Lord is our protector and glorious king, blessing us with kindness and honor. He does not refuse any good thing to those who do what is right.

Proverbs 19:23

Obey the Lord and you will live a long life, content and safe from harm.

Proverbs 22:4

Obey the Lord, be humble, and you will get riches, honor, and a long life.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

A sinner may commit a hundred crimes and still live. Oh yes, I know what they say: “If you obey God, everything will be all right,

Isaiah 3:10

The righteous will be happy, and things will go well for them. They will get to enjoy what they have worked for.

Isaiah 33:16

Then you will be safe; you will be as secure as if in a strong fortress. You will have food to eat and water to drink.

Jeremiah 6:20

What do I care about the incense they bring me from Sheba, or the spices from a distant land? I will not accept their offerings or be pleased with their sacrifices.

Matthew 12:32

Anyone who says something against the Son of Man can be forgiven; but whoever says something against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven—now or ever.

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake, will receive a hundred times more and will be given eternal life.

Matthew 6:33

Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things.

Mark 10:30

will receive much more in this present age. They will receive a hundred times more houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields—and persecutions as well; and in the age to come they will receive eternal life.

Luke 5:38

Instead, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins!

Romans 8:28

We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.

1 Corinthians 3:22

Paul, Apollos, and Peter; this world, life and death, the present and the future—all these are yours,

1 Corinthians 8:8

Food, however, will not improve our relation with God; we shall not lose anything if we do not eat, nor shall we gain anything if we do eat.

1 Timothy 4:7

But keep away from those godless legends, which are not worth telling. Keep yourself in training for a godly life.

1 Timothy 6:3

Whoever teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the teaching of our religion

1 Timothy 6:5

and constant arguments from people whose minds do not function and who no longer have the truth. They think that religion is a way to become rich.

1 Timothy 6:6

Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have.

2 Timothy 3:5

they will hold to the outward form of our religion, but reject its real power. Keep away from such people.

Titus 3:8

This is a true saying. I want you to give special emphasis to these matters, so that those who believe in God may be concerned with giving their time to doing good deeds, which are good and useful for everyone.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not let all kinds of strange teachings lead you from the right way. It is good to receive inner strength from God's grace, and not by obeying rules about foods; those who obey these rules have not been helped by them.

1 John 2:25

And this is what Christ himself promised to give us—eternal life.

Revelation 3:12

I will make those who are victorious pillars in the temple of my God, and they will never leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which will come down out of heaven from my God. I will also write on them my new name.

Revelation 3:21

To those who win the victory I will give the right to sit beside me on my throne, just as I have been victorious and now sit by my Father on his throne.

1 Samuel 15:22

Samuel said, “Which does the Lord prefer: obedience or offerings and sacrifices? It is better to obey him than to sacrifice the best sheep to him.