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1 Timothy 4:8

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
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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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Working out is cool and all, but spiritual fitness? That's where the real gains are. Growing closer to God pays off in every area of your life, not just now, but forever.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Physical fitness is temporary, but spiritual fitness benefits you in this life and the next.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

Paul wrote this letter to his associate Timothy, who was leading the church in Ephesus, likely in the mid-60s CE. Paul wrote to

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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