1 Timothy 4:8
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
μέλλω
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
πᾶς
everything
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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ζωή
of life
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ζωή
Life, living, existence. Zoe. I am the way the truth and the life. Zoe is divine life, not biological existence. It is the life of God shared with human beings through Christ.
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ἐπαγγελία
the] promise
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ἐπαγγελία
Promise, announcement, declaration. Epaggelia. All the promises of God find their Yes in Christ. Every promise God has made is guaranteed in Jesus. Not one will fail.
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ὀλίγος
a little
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ὀλίγος
Few, little, small in number. Many are called but few are chosen. The way is narrow and few find it. Walking with God has always been the minority path.
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ἔχω
holding
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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νῦν
present
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νῦν
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
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ὠφέλιμος
profit,
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ὠφέλιμος
helpful or serviceable, i.e. advantageous
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γυμνασία
exercise
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γυμνασία
training, i.e. (figuratively) asceticism
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εὐσέβεια
godliness
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εὐσέβεια
piety; specially, the gospel scheme
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σωματικός
bodily
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σωματικός
corporeal or physical
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