1 Timothy 4:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For bodyly exercise profiteth litle: but godlinesse is profitable vnto all thinges, hauing promise of the lyfe that is nowe, and of that which is to come.

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  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But rather, seke ye first the kyngdome of God, and his ryghteousnesse, and all these thynges shalbe ministred vnto you.
  • 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 Godlynesse is great lucre, if a man be content with that he hath.
  • Rev 3:21 : 21 To hym that ouercommeth, wyll I graunt to sitte with me in my throne, euen as I ouercame, and haue sitten with my father in his throne.
  • Mark 10:30 : 30 But he shall receaue an hundreth folde nowe at this present, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and chyldren, and landes, with persecutions, and in the worlde to come, eternall lyfe.
  • Ps 84:11 : 11 For God the Lorde is a sunne and a shielde: God geueth grace and worship, he withholdeth no good thyng from them that liue in any perfection.
  • Job 5:19-26 : 19 He shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, & in the seuenth there shall no euil come to thee. 20 In hunger he shall saue thee from death, and when it is warre, from the power of the sworde. 21 Thou shalt be hyd from the scourge of the tongue, & when destruction commeth thou shalt not neede to feare. 22 In destruction and dearth thou shalt be mery, and shalt not be afrayde of the beastes of the earth. 23 For the stones of the land shalbe confederate with thee, and the beastes of the fielde shalbe at peace with thee. 24 And thou shalt knowe that thy dwelling place shalbe in rest, and thou shalt visite thy habitation, & shalt not sinne. 25 Thou shalt see also that thy seede shall be great, and thy posteritie as the grasse vpon the earth. 26 Thou shalt come also to thy graue in a full age, like a corne sheafe cut downe in due season.
  • Ps 37:3-4 : 3 Put thou thy trust in God, and be doing good: dwell in the land, and feede in trueth. 4 Delight thou also in God: and he shall geue thee thy heartes desire.
  • Ps 37:9 : 9 For the malitious doers shalbe rooted out: and they that paciently wayte after God, they shall inherite the lande.
  • Ps 145:19 : 19 He wyll fulfyll the desire of them that feare hym: he will also heare their crye, and he wyll saue them.
  • Prov 3:16-18 : 16 In her right hande is long life, and in her left hande riches and honour. 17 Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all her pathes are peaceable. 18 She is a tree of lyfe to them that lay holde vpon her: and blessed is he that kepeth her fast.
  • Prov 19:23 : 23 The feare of the Lord bringeth a man to lyfe: and he shall rest the whole night in plenteousnesse without visitation of any plague.
  • Prov 22:4 : 4 By humilitie and the feare of the Lorde, commeth riches, honour, and life.
  • Eccl 8:12 : 12 Because an euyll person offendeth an hundred tymes, and God deferreth, geuing hym long life, therefore am I sure that it shall go well with them that feare God, whiche haue hym before their eyes.
  • Isa 1:11-16 : 11 Why offer ye so many sacrifices to me, wyll the Lorde say? I am full of the burnt offeringes of weathers, & of the fatnesse of fed beastes, I haue no pleasure in the blood of bullockes, lambes, and goates. 12 When ye come to appeare before me treadyng in my courtes, who hath required this at your handes? 13 Offer me no mo oblations, for it is but lost labour: incense is an abhominable thyng vnto me, I may not away with your newe moones, your sabbathes & solempne meetynges, your solempne assemblies are wicked. 14 I hate your newe moones and appoynted feastes euen from my very heart, they make me weery, I can not abyde them. 15 When you holde out your handes, I wyll turne myne eyes from you: and though ye make many prayers, yet I wyll heare nothyng at all, seyng your handes are full of blood. 16 Washe you, make you cleane, put away your euyll thoughtes out of my syght: ceasse from doyng of euyll,
  • Isa 3:10 : 10 Say to the ryghteous that it shall go well with them: for they shall eate the fruite of their owne studies.
  • Isa 32:17-18 : 17 And the worke of righteousnesse shalbe peace, and her fruite rest and quietnesse for euer. 18 And my people shall dwell in the innes of peace, and in sure dwellynges, in safe places of comfort.
  • Isa 33:16 : 16 He it is that shall dwell on hye, whose safegarde shalbe in a bulwarke of rockes: to hym shalbe geuen meate, and his waters shall not fayle.
  • Isa 58:3-5 : 3 Wherefore fast we say they and thou seest it not? we put our liues to straitnesse, and thou regardest it not? 4 Beholde, when ye fast, your lust remayneth still, for ye do no lesse violence to your detters: lo, ye fast to strife and debate, and to smite with your fist without mercy: Nowe ye shall not fast thus, that your voyce might be hearde aboue. 5 Thinke ye this fast pleaseth me, that a man shoulde chasten hym selfe for a day? and to hang downe his head like a bulrushe, and to lye vpon the earth in an heerie cloth? Should that be called fasting, or a day that pleaseth the Lord?
  • Isa 65:13-14 : 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Beholde, my seruauntes shall eate, but ye shall haue hunger: beholde, my seruauntes shall drinke, but ye shall suffer thirst: beholde, my seruauntes shalbe merie, but ye shalbe confounded: 14 Beholde, my seruauntes shall reioyce for very quietnesse of heart: but ye shal crye for sorowe of heart, and complaine for vexation of minde.
  • Jer 6:20 : 20 Wherefore bryng ye me incense from Saba, and sweete smelling calamus from farre countreys? your burnt offeringes displease me, and I reioyce not in your sacrifices.
  • Amos 5:21-24 : 21 I hate, I abhorre your feast dayes, and I will not smell in your solemne assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt offeringes, and meate offeringes, I will not accept them, neither will I regarde the peace offering of your fat beastes. 23 Take thou away from me the multitude of thy songues, for I will not heare the melodie of thy violes. 24 And let iudgement run downe as water, and righteousnesse as a mightie riuer.
  • Matt 5:3-9 : 3 Blessed (are) the poore in spirite: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen. 4 Blessed (are) they that mourne: for they shalbe comforted. 5 Blessed (are) the meke: for they shall inherite the earth. 6 Blessed (are) they, which do hunger and thirste (after) righteousnes: for they shalbe satisfied. 7 Blessed (are) the mercyfull: for they shall obteyne mercy. 8 Blessed (are) the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed (are) the peace makers: for they shalbe called the chyldren of God. 10 Blessed (are) they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen. 11 Blessed are ye, whe (men) reuyle you, and persecute (you) and, lying, shall say all maner of euyll saying agaynst you, for my sake. 12 Reioyce, and be glad: for great is your rewarde in heauen. For so persecuted they the prophetes, whiche were before you.
  • Ps 37:11 : 11 But the meeke spirited shall possesse the earth: and shalbe delighted in the aboundaunce of peace.
  • Ps 37:16-19 : 16 A small thing that the righteous hath: is better then great riches of ye vngodly. 17 For the armes of the vngodly shalbe broken: and God vpholdeth the righteous. 18 God knoweth the dayes of them that be perfect: and their inheritaunce shall endure for euer. 19 They shall not be confounded in the perilous tyme: and in the dayes of dearth they shall haue inough.
  • Ps 37:29 : 29 The righteous shal inherite the land: and dwell therin for euer.
  • Ps 50:7-9 : 7 Heare O my people, and I wil speake: I my selfe wyll testifie vnto thee O Israel, I am the Lorde, euen thy Lorde. 8 I wyll not reproue thee because of thy sacrifices, or for thy burnt offerynges: for that they be not alway before me. 9 I wyll take no bullocke out of thy house: nor goates out of thy foldes. 10 For all the beastes of the forest are myne: and so are the cattel vpon a thousande hylles. 11 I knowe all the foules vpon the mountaynes: and the wylde beastes of the fielde are at my commaundement. 12 If I be hungry, I wyll not tell thee: for the whole worlde is myne, and all that is therin. 13 Thinkest thou that I will eate bulles fleshe: and drynke the blood of goates? 14 Offer vnto God prayse: and pay thy vowes vnto the most hyghest. 15 And call vpon me in the tyme of trouble: I wyll heare thee, and thou shalt glorifie me.
  • Job 22:2 : 2 May a man be profitable vnto God, as he that is wise may be profitable vnto him selfe?
  • Deut 28:1-9 : 1 If thou shalt hearken diligently vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God, and obserue and do all his commaudementes which I commaunde thee this day: the Lorde wyll set thee on hye aboue all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessinges shall come on thee and ouertake thee, if thou shalt hearken vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God. 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the citie, and blessed in the fielde 4 Blessed shalbe the fruite of thy body, and the fruite of thy grounde, and the fruite of thy cattell, the increase of thy kine, and the flockes of thy sheepe. 5 Blessed shalbe thy basket & thy store. 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out, & blessed when thou commest in. 7 The Lord shall geue ouer thyne enemies that ryse agaynst thee, that they may fall before thy face: They shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seuen wayes. 8 The Lord shall commaunde the blessing vpon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thyne hande to, and wyll blesse thee in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth thee. 9 The Lorde shall make thee an holy people vnto him self, as he hath sworne vnto thee: if thou shalt kepe the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God, and walke in his wayes. 10 And all nations of the earth shall see that the name of the Lorde is called vpon ouer thee, and they shalbe afraide of thee. 11 And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goodes, in the fruite of thy body, in the fruite of thy cattell, & in the fruite of thy grounde, in the lande whiche the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers to geue thee. 12 The Lorde shall open vnto thee his good treasure, euen the heauen to geue rayne vnto thy land in due season, & to blesse all thy labours of thy hande: And thou shalt lende vnto many nations, but shalt not borowe thy selfe. 13 And the Lorde shall make thee chiefest, and not the lowest, and thou shalt be aboue only, and not beneath: if that thou hearken vnto the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God which I commaunde thee this day, to kepe and to do them: 14 And see that thou bow not aside from any of these wordes whiche I commaund thee this day, either to the right hande or to the left, that thou wouldest go after straunge gods to serue them.
  • 1 Sam 15:22 : 22 And Samuel sayde: Hath the Lorde as great pleasure in burnt sacrifices and offerynges, as when the voyce of the Lorde is obeyed? Beholde, to obey, is better then sacrifice: and to hearken, is better then the fat of rammes.
  • Ps 91:10-16 : 10 There shall no euyll lyght on thee: neither shall any plague come nye thy dwellyng. 11 For he wyll geue his angels charge ouer thee: to kepe thee in all thy wayes. 12 They wyll beare thee in their handes: that thou hurt not thy foote agaynst a stone. 13 Thou shalt set thy foote vppon the Lion and Adder: the young Lion and the Dragon thou shalt treade vnder thy feete. 14 Because he hath set greatly his loue vpon me, therfore wyll I deliuer hym: I wyll set hym vp out of all daunger, because he hath knowen my name. 15 He shall call vpon me, and I wyll heare hym: yea I am with hym in trouble, I wyll deliuer hym, and bryng hym to honour. 16 I wyll satisfie hym with a long lyfe: and I wyll cause hym to see my saluation.
  • Ps 112:1-3 : 1 Prayse ye the Lorde. Blessed is the man that feareth God: he hath great delight in his commaundementes. 2 His seede shalbe mightie vpon the earth: the generation of them that dwell vprightly, shalbe blessed. 3 Riches and plenteousnes shalbe in his house: and his righteousnes endureth for euer.
  • Ps 128:1-6 : 1 A song of high degrees. He is blessed whatsoeuer he be that feareth God: walking in his waies. 2 For thou shalt eate the labours of thine handes: thou shalt be happy, and all shall go well with thee. 3 Thy wyfe shalbe as a fruitfull vine: vpon the sides of thyne house. Thy chyldren shalbe like oliue braunches: rounde about thy table. 4 Beholde, for thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth God. 5 God wyll blesse thee out of Sion: and thou shalt see Hierusalem in prosperitie all the dayes of thy lyfe. 6 Yea thou shalt see thy chylders chyldren: and peace vpon Israel.
  • Luke 12:31-32 : 31 But rather seke ye after ye kyngdome of God, and all these thinges shalbe ministred vnto you. 32 Feare not litle flocke, for it is your fathers pleasure to geue you a kyngdome.
  • Matt 19:29 : 29 And euery one that forsaketh house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wyfe, or chyldren, or landes, for my names sake, shall receaue an hundred folde, and shall inherite euerlastyng lyfe.
  • Mark 10:19-20 : 19 Thou knowest the commaundementes: Thou shalt not commit adulterie, Thou shalt not kyll, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnesse, Thou shalt defraude no man, Honour thy father and mother. 20 He aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: Maister, all these haue I obserued from my youth.
  • 1 Cor 3:22 : 22 Whether it be Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas, either the worlde, either lyfe, or death, whether they be present thinges, or thynges to come, all are yours:
  • 1 Cor 8:8 : 8 But meate maketh vs not acceptable to God: For neither if we eate, haue we the more, neither if we eate not, haue we the lesse.
  • Col 2:21-23 : 21 Touche not, taste not, handle not? 22 Which all be in corruption, in abusyng after the commaundementes and doctrines of men. 23 Which thynges haue a shewe of wisdome, in superstition & humblenesse of mynde, and in hurtyng of the body, not in any honour to the satisfiyng of ye flesh.
  • Titus 3:8 : 8 This is a faythfull saying: And of these thynges I wyll that thou confirme, that they which haue beleued in God, myght be carefull to shewe foorth good workes. These thynges are good and profitable vnto men.
  • Heb 9:9-9 : 9 Whiche (was) a similitude for the tyme then preset, in which were offred giftes and sacrifices, that coulde not make the worshipper perfect as parteining to the conscience, 10 With only meates and drynkes, and diuers wasshynges, and iustifiynges of the flesshe, which were layde vp vntyll the tyme of reformation.
  • Heb 13:9 : 9 Be not caryed about with diuers & strange doctrines: For it is a good thing that the heart be stablisshed with grace, & not with meates, which haue not profited the that haue ben occupied therin.
  • 2 Pet 1:3-4 : 3 Accordyng as his godly power hath geuen vnto vs all thynges that parteine vnto lyfe and godlynesse, through the knowledge of hym that hath called vs vnto glorie and vertue: 4 By the which are geuen vnto vs excellent and most great promises, that by the meanes thereof, ye might be partakers of the godly nature, yf ye flee the corruption of worldly lust.
  • 1 John 2:25 : 25 And this is the promise that he hath promised vs, euen eternall lyfe.
  • Rev 3:12 : 12 Hym that ouercometh, wyll I make a pyller in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: And I wyll write vpon him the name of my God, and the name of the citie of my God, newe Hierusalem, which commeth downe out of heauen from my God, and I wyll write vpon hym my newe name.
  • Rom 8:28 : 28 For we knowe yt all thinges worke for the best, vnto them that loue God, to them which also are called of purpose.

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    9This is a sure saying, & by all meanes worthy to be receaued.

    10For therfore we both labour, and suffer rebuke, because we haue hoped in the lyuyng God, whiche is the sauiour of all men, specially of those that beleue.

    11These thynges commaunde & teache.

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