1 Timothy 4:8-9

4:8 For “physical exercise ¹  has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.” 4:9 This saying ²  is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance.

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¹ tn Grk “bodily training” (using the noun form of the verb “train” in v. 7b).

² tn Grk “the saying.”

sn This saying. The literal phrase “the saying” refers to the preceding citation. See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 2 Tim 2:11; Titus 3:8 for other occurrences of this phrase.