1 Timothy 4:8

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 4:8

For bodily exercise profiteth little; bodily discipline, lying in abstaining from certain meats, keeping set fasts, watchings, lying upon the ground, going barefoot, wearing sackcloth or haircloth, abstaining from wine or marriage, is of little advantage, the mind and soul of man is not bettered by them: the apostle doth not altogether despise these things, some of which may be useful (moderately used) to make us more fit for prayer, especially upon solemn occasions; but these are not things... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:8-11

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES1 Timothy 4:8. For bodily exercise profiteth little.—The meaning which seems simplest may here be the correct one, as many able scholars think—bodily exercise, development of the body’s powers, is profitable in some small way, and for a short time. Godliness is profitable unto all things.—“Thrift is blessing, if men steal it not”; but when the only godliness is the spirit of Shylock’s thrift (as in 1 Timothy 6:5), it is unblest enough.1 Timothy 4:10. We both labour... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:8

1 Timothy 4:8 The Right Human Life is its own Reward. I. The life which we have received from nature, beyond a very brief stage, is impracticable: it will not hold together. One and one only human life can hold its own and renew itself for ever. Therefore, clearly, it is the only wise life, the only profitable life. All your real interests for time and all your real interests for eternity, you may stake on the life that recognises God for its source and law. It is as reliable as God's own... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Timothy 4:8-9

DISCOURSE: 2231GODLINESS PROFITABLE UNTO ALL THINGS1 Timothy 4:8-9. Godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation.AS in the natural man there is a total alienation of heart from God, so, after that he has been in some measure awakened to a sense of his duty, there is in him a constant proneness to turn aside from God, and to rest in something short of a total surrender of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:1-16

Chapter 4Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils ( 1 Timothy 4:1 );Here Paul speaks of a departure from the faith. There are some who claim that such a thing is an impossibility. But "the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times there would be some who would depart from the faith." Jesus in speaking of His return said, "When the Son of man returns, will he find faith on the... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Timothy 4:1-16

1 Timothy 4:1 . Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, “learnedly, openly, perspicuously, and not in shadows, as was the manner of the ancient prophets.” THEOPHYLACT. See the note on 2 Thessalonians 2:1. By the Spirit we understand the same Spirit which inspired the ancient seers. That in the latter times some shall depart from the faith. By apostasies near at hand, Timothy was apprized of more general defections in the later ages. In Paul’s time some departed from the faith to judaism, and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Timothy 4:6-10

1 Timothy 4:6-10If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things.Counsels to God’s servantsThe wise counsels given here to Timothy have their value in every age, and in every land, for those who are called upon to teach and warn their fellows.I. Make known the truth, and the truth will strengthen you.“If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be nourished.” The verb used by Paul does not signify, as our translation of it does, the reminding people of what they... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Timothy 4:8

1 Timothy 4:8For bodily exercise profiteth little; but godliness is profitable unto all things.The profit of godlinessNot only is this the testimony of a great man, but the testimony of a good man, the testimony of a Christian man; a man, therefore, who had experience as to the utility of that concerning which he makes affirmation. He did not speak on the report of others, but he had brought the matter to the test of personal experiment; and from what he had realized in himself he could say,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:8

8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. Ver. 8. For bodily exercise profiteth little ] Somewhat it doth (if rightly used) toward the strengthening of the body, preserving of the health, subduing of the flesh. But godliness is profitable to all things ] The Babylonians are said to make 360 several commodities of the palm tree (Plutarch); but there is a μυριομακαριοτης , a... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Timothy 4:8

bodily: 1 Samuel 15:22, Psalms 50:7-Ezra :, Isaiah 1:11-Nehemiah :, Isaiah 58:3-Deuteronomy :, Jeremiah 6:20, Amos 5:21-Jeremiah :, 1 Corinthians 8:8, Colossians 2:21-Isaiah :, Hebrews 13:9 little: or, for a little time, Hebrews 9:9, Hebrews 9:10 godliness: 1 Timothy 6:6, Job 22:2, Titus 3:8 having: Deuteronomy 28:1-2 Chronicles :, Job 5:19-Ezekiel :, Psalms 37:3, Psalms 37:4, Psalms 37:16-:, Psalms 37:29, Psalms 84:11, Psalms 91:10-Nehemiah :, Psalms 112:1-Leviticus :, Psalms 128:1-Joshua... read more

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