1 Timothy 4:8

New International Version

For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

Cross References

Matthew 6:33

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

1 Timothy 6:6

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Proverbs 22:4

Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.

1 John 2:25

And this is what he promised us—eternal life.

Mark 10:30

will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

Psalm 37:11

But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so.

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

Psalm 145:19

He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

Revelation 3:21

To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Titus 3:8

This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.

Job 22:2

“Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him?

1 Samuel 15:22

But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.

Revelation 3:12

The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they 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 is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.

1 Corinthians 8:8

But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

Jeremiah 6:20

What do I care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please me.”

Isaiah 33:16

they are the ones who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. Their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them.

Psalm 37:9

For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been 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,

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 sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

Job 36:11

If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment.

Matthew 12:32

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

1 Timothy 4:7

Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.

1 Timothy 6:3

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,

1 Timothy 6:5

and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.

2 Timothy 3:5

having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

Luke 5:38

No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins.