1 Timothy 4:4-6
English Standard Version Anglicised
4 For (A)everything created by God is good, and (B)nothing is to be rejected if it is (C)received with thanksgiving, 5 for it is made holy (D)by the word of God and prayer.
A Good Servant of Christ Jesus
6 (E)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 (F)followed.
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- 1 Timothy 4:6 Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God's family, the church
1 Timothy 4:4-6
New International Version
4 For everything God created is good,(A) and nothing is to be rejected(B) if it is received with thanksgiving, 5 because it is consecrated by the word of God(C) and prayer.
6 If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters,[a] you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith(D) and of the good teaching that you have followed.(E)
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 4:6 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
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