1 Timothy 4:8

WEB

⁸For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.

KJV

⁸For 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.

BSB

⁸For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

FBV

⁸for while physical exercise is useful to some extent, spiritual exercise is much more useful. For “it has promise for the present life, and for the life to come.”

Related Resources

What Does It Mean to Be Godly and Dignified? 1 Timothy 2:1–4, Part 4 - Desiring God
Why Strive for Godliness If Salvation Is a Gift? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 4 - Desiring God
Out of the Womb Penniless, Out of the Tomb Penniless: 1 Timothy 6:6–10, Part 2 - Desiring God
What Is Godliness? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 2 - Desiring God
The Church’s Singular Focus (Selected Scriptures) - Grace to You

Extra References

Matthew 6:33

³³But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

1 Timothy 6:6

⁶^[+] But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Psalms 37:3-4

³Trust in the LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture. ⁴Also delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

²¹“Don’t handle, nor taste, nor touch” ²²(all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men? ²³These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, humility, and severity to the body, but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

Proverbs 22:4

⁴The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.

Proverbs 19:23

²³The fear of the LORD leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

Mark 10:30

³⁰but he will receive one hundred times more now in this time: houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to come eternal life.

1 John 2:25

²⁵This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.

Psalms 37:11

¹¹But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Job 5:19-26

¹⁹He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you. ²⁰In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword. ²¹You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes. ²²You will laugh at destruction and famine, neither will you be afraid of the animals of the earth. ²³For you will be allied with the stones of the field. The animals of the field will be at peace with you. ²⁴You will know that your tent is in peace. You will visit your fold, and will miss nothing. ²⁵You will know also that your offspring^[+] will be great, your offspring as the grass of the earth. ²⁶You will come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.