1 Timothy 4:4
“For euery creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be receiued with thankesgiuing:”
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1 Timothy 4:4 Context
2Speaking lies in hypocrisie, hauing their conscience seared with a hote iron, 3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to absteine from meates, which God hath created to bee receiued with thankesgiuing of them which beleeue, and know the trueth. 4For euery creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be receiued with thankesgiuing: 5For it is sanctified by the word of God, and prayer. 6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Iesus Christ, nourished vp in the wordes of faith, and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
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Other Translations for 1 Timothy 4:4
For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
- King James Version
For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:
- American Standard Version (1901)
Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise:
- Basic English Bible
For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing [is] to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving;
- Darby Bible
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if received with thanksgiving:
- Webster's Bible
For everything that God has created is good, and nothing is to be cast aside, if only it is received with thanksgiving.
- Weymouth Bible
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.
- World English Bible
For ech creature of God is good, and no thing is to be cast awei, which is takun with doyng of thankyngis;
- Wycliffe Bible
because every creature of God [is] good, and nothing [is] to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for 1 Timothy 4:4
1Ti 4:4 For every creature of God [is] good. Everything God had created is good and has its proper use. And nothing to be refused. Hence, it is not to be refused as sinful. This applies to what God has created. He did not create one drop of alcohol.