1 Timothy 4:8

4:8 For “physical exercise ¹  has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

1 Timothy 3:14

Conduct in God’s Church

3:14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions ²  to you

1 Timothy 4:7

4:7 But reject those myths ³  fit only for the godless and gullible, ⁴  and train yourself for godliness.

1 Timothy 1:16

1:16 But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that ⁵  in me as the worst, ⁶  Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.

¹ tn Grk “bodily training” (using the noun form of the verb “train” in v. 7b).

² tn Grk “these things.”

³ sn Those myths refer to legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Tim 4:4; and Titus 1:14.

⁴ tn Grk “the godless and old-wifely myths.”

⁴ tn Grk “but because of this I was treated with mercy, so that…”

⁵ tn Grk “in me first,” making the connection with the last phrase of v. 15.