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1 Timothy 4:8-9
New English Translation
1 Timothy 4:8-9
New English Translation
8 For “physical exercise[a] has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.” 9 This saying[b] is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance.
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- 1 Timothy 4:8 tn Grk “bodily training” (using the noun form of the verb “train” in v. 7b).
- 1 Timothy 4:9 tn Grk “the saying.”sn This saying. The literal phrase “the saying” refers to the preceding citation. See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 2 Tim 2:11; Titus 3:8 for other occurrences of this phrase.
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