1 Timothy 5:23

(Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion ¹  and your frequent illnesses.) ² 

biblegateway 1Ti 5:23

Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

biblegateway 1Ti 5:23

No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

biblegateway 1Ti 5:23

Don’t drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often.

biblegateway 1Ti 5:23

And don't worry too much about what the critics will say. Go ahead and drink a little wine, for instance; it's good for your digestion, good medicine for what ails you.

SABDAweb 1Ti 5:23

Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.

bibleoremus 1Ti 5:23

No longer drink only water, but take a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

biblegateway 1Ti 5:23

No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.

biblegateway 1Ti 5:23

(Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion ¹  and your frequent illnesses.) ² 

¹ tn Grk “for the sake of your stomach.”

² sn This verse gives parenthetical advice to Timothy, to clarify what it means to keep pure (5:22c). Verse 24 resumes the instructions about elders.