1 Timothy 4:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Timothy 4:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
σωματικὴ
sōmatikós
G4984
bodily
γυμνασία
gymnasía
G1129
exercise
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
ὀλίγον
olígos
G3641
little
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὠφέλιμος
ōphélimos
G5624
profitable
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
εὐσέβεια
eusébeia
G2150
godliness
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
πάντα
pâs
G3956
all
ὠφέλιμός
ōphélimos
G5624
profitable
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐπαγγελίαν
epangelía
G1860
announcement
ἔχουσα
échō
G2192
to have
ζωῆς
zōḗ
G2222
life
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
νῦν
nŷn
G3568
now
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
μελλούσης
méllō
G3195
to be about
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World English Bible Public Domain
For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value for all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.
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King James Version Public Domain
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
for bodily training is useful for little, but godliness is useful for all, having promise of life, now and coming.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).