Verse 8
1 Timothy 4:8
Geneva Bible
8
For bodily exercise profiteth litle: but godlinesse is profitable vnto all things, which hath the promise of the life present, and of that that 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.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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