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1 Timothy 4:6 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" If thou put ➔ the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. "
1 Timothy 4:6
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
If thou put ➔ the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
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1 Timothy 4:1
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;"
1 Timothy 4:2
"Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having ➔ their conscience seared with a hot iron;"
1 Timothy 4:3
"Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth."
1 Timothy 4:4
"For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:"
1 Timothy 4:5
"For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
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