1 Timothy 4:5
New International Version
because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.

New Living Translation
For we know it is made acceptable by the word of God and prayer.

English Standard Version
for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.

Berean Standard Bible
because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Berean Literal Bible
for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

King James Bible
For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

New King James Version
for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

New American Standard Bible
for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.

NASB 1995
for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.

NASB 1977
for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.

Legacy Standard Bible
for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Amplified Bible
for it is sanctified [set apart, dedicated to God] by means of the word of God and prayer.

Christian Standard Bible
since it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
since it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.

American Standard Version
for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

Contemporary English Version
What God has said and your prayer will make it fit to eat.

English Revised Version
for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The word of God and prayer set it apart as holy.

Good News Translation
because the word of God and the prayer make it acceptable to God.

International Standard Version
because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Majority Standard Bible
because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

NET Bible
For it is sanctified by God's word and by prayer.

New Heart English Bible
For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

Webster's Bible Translation
For it is sanctified by the word of God, and prayer.

Weymouth New Testament
For it is made holy by the word of God and by prayer.

World English Bible
For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.

Berean Literal Bible
for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Young's Literal Translation
for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.

Smith's Literal Translation
For it is consecrated by the word of God and entreaty.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Catholic Public Domain Version
for it has been sanctified by the Word of God and by prayer.

New American Bible
for it is made holy by the invocation of God in prayer.

New Revised Standard Version
for it is sanctified by God’s word and by prayer.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
for it is sanctified by the word of God, and by prayer.

Godbey New Testament
for it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.

Haweis New Testament
for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Mace New Testament
since it is sanctified by the divine permission, and by prayer.

Weymouth New Testament
For it is made holy by the word of God and by prayer.

Worrell New Testament
for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.

Worsley New Testament
for it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Warnings against False Teachers
4For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, 5because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. 6By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.…

Cross References
Genesis 1:31
And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Genesis 9:3
Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.

Leviticus 11:44-45
For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground. / For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

Psalm 24:1
A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.

Psalm 104:14-15
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: / wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

Psalm 145:15-16
The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. / You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Isaiah 55:10-11
For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

Ezekiel 4:14
“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”

Daniel 1:8
But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.

Matthew 15:11
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

Mark 7:18-19
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)

Acts 10:15
The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

Romans 14:6
He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

Romans 14:14
I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

1 Corinthians 10:30-31
If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks? / So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.


Treasury of Scripture

For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

it.

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.

Luke 11:41
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

1 Corinthians 7:14
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

the.

Luke 4:4
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

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1 Timothy 4
1. He foretells that in the latter times there shall be a departure from the faith.
6. And to the end that Timothy might not fail in doing his duty, he furnishes him with various precepts.














because
The word "because" serves as a conjunction that connects the preceding verses with the explanation that follows. It indicates the reason or basis for the statement made. In the context of 1 Timothy 4, Paul is addressing false teachings and emphasizing the goodness of God's creation. The use of "because" here underscores the rationale behind the sanctification of what God has created, pointing to a deeper theological truth that God's word and prayer have transformative power.

it is sanctified
The term "sanctified" comes from the Greek word "hagiazō," which means to make holy or set apart for a sacred purpose. In the biblical context, sanctification is the process by which something is made holy through divine intervention. Here, Paul is affirming that all of God's creation is inherently good and can be made holy. This sanctification is not through human effort but through divine means, emphasizing the sacredness of life and the world when aligned with God's purposes.

by the word of God
The "word of God" refers to the divine revelation found in Scripture. In Greek, the term "logos" is often used, which signifies not only the written word but also the living Word, Jesus Christ. The word of God is powerful and active, as described in Hebrews 4:12, and it has the authority to sanctify and transform. This phrase highlights the importance of Scripture in the life of a believer, serving as the foundation for understanding and living out one's faith.

and prayer
Prayer, in this context, is the means by which believers communicate with God, seeking His will and blessing. The Greek word "proseuchē" denotes a form of worship and supplication. Prayer is an essential practice in the Christian life, serving as a conduit for divine grace and sanctification. By coupling prayer with the word of God, Paul emphasizes a holistic approach to spiritual growth and sanctification, where both divine revelation and personal communion with God play crucial roles.

(5) For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.--Not only are all created things to be considered pure, and not lightly to be put aside; but in the sight of God "every creature" is holy when received as His gift with thanksgiving and with prayer--such thanksgiving-prayer containing thoughts in exact accordance with the Spirit of God revealed in Scripture. Thus all food is sanctified, not only, or even chiefly, by the common formula of a Christian grace before meat. This too often degenerates into a mere form of words--into lip-service of the most heartless form--and is too often looked upon as a kind of religious charm. The sanctification referred to by St. Paul belongs to no one prayer or grace, but to the constant habit of referring everything to God as the giver of all--to the perpetual "office" of a devout heart which, taking everything as a gift from God, the lover and the friend of man, thanks God from the heart continually.

One, if not the oldest, form of a Christian grace before meat is the one found in the Apostolic Constitutions. It is very simple and beautiful, and perhaps not too long for daily use. It runs as follows: "Blessed be Thou, O Lord, who nourisheth men from very youth up, who givest meat to all flesh; fill our hearts with joy and gladness, so that we, always enjoying a sufficiency, may abound unto every good work in Christ Jesus our Lord, through whom be ascribed to Thee glory, honour, and power unto the ages. Amen."

Verse 5. - Through for by, A.V. It is sanctified through the Word of God. Considerable difference of opinion prevails among commentators as to the precise meaning of this verse, especially of the phrase, "the Word of God." Some refer to Gem 1:4, 10, 12, etc.; others to Genesis 1:29; Genesis 9:4, as containing the original grant of meats for the use of man; others to the scriptural phrases embodied in the words of the ἐντεύξις, the prayer of thanksgiving. Another possible reference would be to the Word of God recorded in Acts 10:13, 15, 28, by which that which had previously been unclean was now made clean or holy; or, lastly, it might mean "the blessing of God" given in answer to the "prayer" on each occasion, which suits well the present tense, ἁγιάζετι. Prayer (ἐντευξις; see 1 Timothy 2:1, note).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
because
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

it is sanctified
ἁγιάζεται (hagiazetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 37: From hagios; to make holy, i.e. purify or consecrate; to venerate.

by
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

[the] word
λόγου (logou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

of God
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

prayer.
ἐντεύξεως (enteuxeōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1783: From entugchano; an interview, i.e. supplication.


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