“操练身体，益处还少；惟独敬虔，凡事都有益处，因有今生和来生的应许。”

因操练身体有些益处；但敬虔在各方面都有益，它有现今和未来的生命的应许。

因操练身体有些益处；但敬虔在各方面都有益，它有现今和未来的生命的应许。

锻炼体魄益处还少，敬虔生活受益无穷，拥有今生和永世的应许。

因为操练身体，益处还少；唯独操练敬虔，凡事有益，享有今生和来世的应许。

因为操练身体，益处还少；但是敬神，对一切的事都有益处，有今生和来生的应许。

「操練身體，益處還少；惟獨敬虔，凡事都有益處，因有今生和來生的應許。」

因操練身體有些益處；但敬虔在各方面都有益，它有現今和未來的生命的應許。

因操練身體有些益處；但敬虔在各方面都有益，它有現今和未來的生命的應許。

鍛煉體魄益處還少，敬虔生活受益無窮，擁有今生和永世的應許。

因為操練身體，益處還少；唯獨操練敬虔，凡事有益，享有今生和來世的應許。

因為身體的操練、益處還少；惟獨敬虔、各方面都有益處，有今生和來生之應許。

因為操練身體，益處還少；但是敬神，對一切的事都有益處，有今生和來生的應許。

蓋練乎身者其益小、惟敬虔則萬事皆益、而有今生來生之許、

調劑乎身者其益少、敬虔乎主者其益大、今生來生、皆許有福、

蓋身之練習、其益少、惟虔敬、則凡事皆益、有今生來生之應許、

蓋『鍛鍊身體、其益猶小；鍛鍊德性、其益莫大、無論今生來生、享受無窮矣。』

For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every way. It promises help for the life you are now living and the life to come.

for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

“ Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”

For the training of the body has limited benefit, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

for bodily training is just slightly beneficial, but godliness is beneficial for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

for 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.

for the training of the body has a limited benefit, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

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.

For“ physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (niv)

But godliness with contentment is great gain. (niv)

And this is what he promised us— eternal life. (niv)

From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you.In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals.For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season. (niv)

Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. (niv)

Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life. (niv)

The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble. (niv)

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. (niv)

no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.“ Because he loves me,” says the Lord,“ I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.” (niv)

“ Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.“ Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (niv)

will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields— along with persecutions— and in the age to come eternal life. (niv)

Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands.Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever. (niv)

“ Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”?These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence. (niv)

Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed. (niv)

He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. (niv)

“ I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me.Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them.Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! (niv)

Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:“ My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.My servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts, but you will cry out from anguish of heart and wail in brokenness of spirit. (niv)

“ The multitude of your sacrifices— what are they to me?” says the Lord.“ I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.When you come to appear before me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of my courts?Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations— I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.Your New Moon feasts and your appointed festivals I hate with all my being. They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them.When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood!Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. (niv)

The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. (niv)

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. (niv)

But Samuel replied:“ Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. (niv)

they are the ones who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. Their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them. (niv)

Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him. (niv)

What do I care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please me.” (niv)

For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land. (niv)

But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. (niv)

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so. (niv)

If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock— the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him.Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you.The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity— in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground— in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them. (niv)

Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever.In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty. (niv)

Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord.May the Lord bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.May you live to see your children’s children— peace be on Israel. (niv)

“ Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel: I am God, your God.I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine.If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?“ Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” (niv)

The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest. (niv)

“ Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him? (niv)

‘ Why have we fasted,’ they say,‘ and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’“ Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers.Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high.Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? (niv)

The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. (niv)

This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings— external regulations applying until the time of the new order. (niv)

His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. (niv)

But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. (niv)

To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. (niv)

This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone. (niv)

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (niv)

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. (niv)

But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.“ Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. (niv)

You know the commandments:‘ You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”“ Teacher,” he declared,“ all these I have kept since I was a boy.” (niv)

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future— all are yours, (niv)