1 Timothy 5:23
ContextNET © | (Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion 1 and your frequent illnesses.) 2 |
NIV © | Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses. |
NASB © | No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments. |
NLT © | Don’t drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often. |
MSG © | 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. |
BBE © | 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. |
NRSV © | No longer drink only water, but take a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments. |
NKJV © | No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities. |
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NET © | (Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion 1 and your frequent illnesses.) 2 |
NET © Notes |
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. |