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1 Timothy 5:23
New Living Translation
1 Timothy 5:23
New Living Translation
23 Don’t drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often.
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1 Timothy 5:23
New English Translation
1 Timothy 5:23
New English Translation
23 (Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion[a] and your frequent illnesses.)[b]
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- 1 Timothy 5:23 tn Grk “for the sake of your stomach.”
- 1 Timothy 5:23 sn This verse gives parenthetical advice to Timothy, to clarify what it means to keep pure (5:22c). Verse 24 resumes the instructions about elders.
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