1 Timothy 4:7-8

4:7 But reject those myths ¹  fit only for the godless and gullible, ²  and train yourself for godliness. 4:8 For “physical exercise ³  has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

[4:7]  ¹ 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.

[4:7]  ² tn Grk “the godless and old-wifely myths.”

[4:8]  ³ tn Grk “bodily training” (using the noun form of the verb “train” in v. 7b).