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1 Timothy 4:3-6
English Standard Version
1 Timothy 4:3-6
English Standard Version
3 (A)who forbid marriage and (B)require abstinence from foods (C)that God created (D)to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For (E)everything created by God is good, and (F)nothing is to be rejected if it is (G)received with thanksgiving, 5 for it is made holy (H)by the word of God and prayer.
A Good Servant of Christ Jesus
6 (I)If you put these things before the brothers,[a] you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have (J)followed.
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- 1 Timothy 4:6 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
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The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
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