1 Timothy 4:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 1:25 : 25 And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the ground after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
Gen 1:31 : 31 And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Luke 4:4 : 4 And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.
Luke 11:41 : 41 But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.
1 Cor 7:14 : 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else {G1893} were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
1 Tim 4:3 : 3 forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.
Titus 1:15 : 15 To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Tim 4:3-4
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3forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.
4For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:
1 Thess 5:23
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23And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph 5:26
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26that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
John 17:17
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17Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.
1 Tim 4:6-9
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6If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed [until now]:
7but refuse profane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:
8for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
9Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation.
1 Pet 1:15-16
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15but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;
16because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
1 Thess 4:7
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7For God {G2564} called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
1 Thess 4:3-4
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3For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;
4that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,
Jude 1:20
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20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
1 Pet 4:7
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7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:
Lev 21:8
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8Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I Jehovah, who sanctify you, am holy.
Phil 4:6-7
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6In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
Col 4:2
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2Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
John 17:19
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19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.
1 Cor 6:11
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11And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.
Heb 10:10
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10By which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
2 Tim 2:21
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21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, {G2532} meet for the master's use, prepared unto every good work.
Exod 30:29
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29And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
Acts 20:32
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32And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build [you] up, and to give [you] the inheritance among all them that are sanctified.
1 Cor 7:14
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14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else {G1893} were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
2 Tim 3:16-17
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16Every scripture inspired of God [is] also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness.
17That the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.
Heb 2:11
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11For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
Phlm 1:4
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4I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers,
1 Tim 4:14-15
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14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
15Be diligent in these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest unto all.
1 Cor 3:17
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17If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.
1 Thess 5:17-18
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17pray without ceasing;
18in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.
Eph 5:4
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4nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.
1 Pet 1:4
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4unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
2 Cor 7:1
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1Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Eph 5:10
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10proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;
Rom 14:20
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20Overthrow not for meat's sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Heb 10:14
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14For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Jas 5:15
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15and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.
Heb 13:9
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9Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be established by grace; not by meats, wherein {G1722} they that occupied themselves were not profited.
1 Tim 2:3
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3{G1063} This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
2 Thess 1:11
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11To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and [every] work of faith, with power;
Heb 4:12
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12For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.
1 Pet 3:15
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15but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: {G1161} [being] ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:
1 Cor 14:17
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17For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
1 Cor 1:30
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30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption: