Verse 8
1 Timothy 4:8
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
8
For bodily exercise is profitable to little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Original Language Text
greek
ἡ γὰρ σωματικὴ γυμνασία πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶν ὠφέλιμος, ἡ δὲ εὐσέβεια πρὸς πάντα ὠφέλιμός ἐστιν, ἐπαγγελίαν ἔχουσα ζωῆς τῆς νῦν καὶ τῆς μελλούσης.
English Translation
For bodily exercise is of little benefit, but godliness is beneficial for everything, holding promise for the present life and the life to come.
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