1 Timothy 4:7

1 Timothy 4:7

5 for it is¹ sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

A Good Servant of Jesus Christ

6 If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, ^anourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.

7 But ^areject profane and old wives’ fables, and ^bexercise yourself toward godliness.

8 For ^abodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, ^bhaving promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.

10 For to this end¹ we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, ^awho is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Refuse (paraitou). Present middle imperative second person singular of paraitew, old verb, to ask of one and then to beg off from one as in Luke 14:18 f.; Acts 25:11; I Timothy 4:7; I Timothy 5:11; Titus 3:10; II Timothy 2:23.

Profane (bebhlouv). See I Timothy 1:9.

Old wives' fables (grawdeiv muqouv). On muqov, see I Timothy 1:4. Grawdeiv, late word (Strabo, Galen) from grauv, old woman, and eidov (look, appearance). Such as old women tell to children like the Gnostic aeons.

Exercise thyself (gumnaze seauton). Present active imperative of gumnazw, originally to exercise naked (gumnov). Old and common verb, but in N.T. only here and Hebrews 5:14; Hebrews 12:11.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Timothy 4:7:**

1 Timothy 1:4
1 Timothy 4:7
1 Timothy 5:11
2 Timothy 2:23
Titus 3:10
Hebrews 12:19

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