for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;1 Timothy 4:8 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleFor bodily exercise profiteth little - Προς ολιγον εστιν ωφελιμος. Those gymnastic exercises, so highly esteemed among the Greeks, are but little worth; they are but of short duration; they refer only to this life, and to the applause of men: but godliness has the promise of this life, and the life to come; it is profitable for all things; and for both time and eternity.
But godliness is profitable unto all things - By godliness we are to understand every thing that the Christian religion either promises or prescribes: the life of God in the soul of man; and the glory of God as the object and end of that life. To receive the first, a man must renounce his sins, deny himself, take up his cross, and follow his Lord through evil and through good report. To obtain the latter, a man must labor to enter into that rest which remains for the people of God.
Having promise, of the life that now is - The man that fears, loves, and serves God, has God's blessing all through life. His religion saves him from all those excesses, both in action and passion, which sap the foundations of life, and render existence itself often a burden. The peace and love of God in the heart produces a serenity and calm which cause the lamp of life to burn clear, strong, and permanent. Evil and disorderly passions obscure and stifle the vital spark. Every truly religious man extracts the uttermost good out of life itself, and through the Divine blessing gets the uttermost good that is in life; and, what is better than all, acquires a full preparation here below for an eternal life of glory above. Thus godliness has the promise of, and secures the blessings of, both worlds.
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bodily.
1 Samuel 15:22 And Samuel said, Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold...
Psalm 50:7-15 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, even your God...
Isaiah 1:11-16 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me? said the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams...
Isaiah 58:3-5 Why have we fasted, say they, and you see not? why have we afflicted our soul, and you take no knowledge? Behold...
Jeremiah 6:20 To what purpose comes there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable...
Amos 5:21-24 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies...
1 Corinthians 8:8 But meat commends us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
Colossians 2:21-23 (Touch not; taste not; handle not...
Hebrews 13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats...
little. or, for a little time.
Hebrews 9:9,10 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices...
godliness.
1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Job 22:2 Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself?
Titus 3:8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that you affirm constantly...
having.
Deuteronomy 28:1-14 And it shall come to pass, if you shall listen diligently to the voice of the LORD your God...
Job 5:19-26 He shall deliver you in six troubles: yes, in seven there shall no evil touch you...
Psalm 37:3,4,16-19,29 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed...
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalm 91:10-16 There shall no evil befall you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling...
Psalm 112:1-3 Praise you the LORD. Blessed is the man that fears the LORD, that delights greatly in his commandments...
Psalm 128:1-6 Blessed is every one that fears the LORD; that walks in his ways...
Psalm 145:19 He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Proverbs 3:16-18 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honor...
Ecclesiastes 8:12 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God...
Isaiah 3:10 Say you to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Isaiah 32:17,18 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever...
Isaiah 33:16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
Isaiah 65:13,14 Therefore thus said the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink...
Matthew 5:3-12 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven...
Matthew 6:33 But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.
Matthew 19:29 And every one that has forsaken houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children...
Mark 10:19,20 You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not...
Luke 12:31 But rather seek you the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added to you.
Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
1 Corinthians 3:22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
2 Peter 1:3,4 According as his divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness...
1 John 2:25 And this is the promise that he has promised us, even eternal life.
Revelation 3:12,21 Him that overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write on him the name of my God...
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