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1 Timothy 4:7-8
New English Translation
1 Timothy 4:7-8
New English Translation
7 But reject those myths[a] fit only for the godless and gullible,[b] and train yourself for godliness. 8 For “physical exercise[c] has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”
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- 1 Timothy 4:7 sn Those myths refer to legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Tim 4:4; and Titus 1:14.
- 1 Timothy 4:7 tn Grk “the godless and old-wifely myths.”
- 1 Timothy 4:8 tn Grk “bodily training” (using the noun form of the verb “train” in v. 7b).
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