Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise:
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
Holman Bible
For everything created by God is good,
International Standard Version
For everything God created is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
A Conservative Version
Because every creation of God is good, and nothing rejected that is received with thankfulness,
American Standard Version
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:
Amplified
For everything God has created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude;
An Understandable Version
For everything created by God is permitted [to be eaten] and nothing should be refused, if it is received with gratitude,
Anderson New Testament
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving;
Common New Testament
For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving;
Daniel Mace New Testament
for all that God has created is good, and nothing is to be rejected, provided it be receiv'd with thanksgiving:
Darby Translation
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving;
Godbey New Testament
Because every creature of God is good, and nothing rejected, being received with thanksgiving:
Goodspeed New Testament
For everything God has created is good, and nothing need be refused, provided it is accepted with thanksgiving,
John Wesley New Testament
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving.
Julia Smith Translation
For every created thing of God good, and nothing thrown away, received with thanks:
King James 2000
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
Lexham Expanded Bible
because everything created by God [is] good and nothing [is to be] rejected [if it is] received with thankfulness,
Modern King James verseion
For every creation of God is good, and nothing to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For all the creatures of God are good: and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
Moffatt New Testament
Anything God has created is good, and nothing is to be tabooed ??provided it is eaten with thanksgiving,
Montgomery New Testament
For everything that God has created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if only it is received with thankfulness.
NET Bible
For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
New Heart English Bible
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.
Noyes New Testament
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving;
Sawyer New Testament
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected, [but] to be received with thanksgiving;
The Emphasized Bible
Because, every creature of God, is good, and nothing to be cast away, if, with thanksgiving, it be received, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For every creature of God is good, and none to be rejected, if used with thanksgiving:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Everything created by God is good, and there in nothing that need be rejected--provided only that it is received thankfully;
Webster
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if received with thanksgiving:
Weymouth New Testament
For everything that God has created is good, and nothing is to be cast aside, if only it is received with thanksgiving.
Williams New Testament
For everything in God's creation is good, and nothing is to be refused, provided it is accepted with thanksgiving;
World English Bible
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.
Worrell New Testament
Because every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, when it is received with thanksgiving;
Worsley New Testament
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:
Youngs Literal Translation
because every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,
Themes
Asceticism » Extreme application of » Rebuked by paul
Eating » Admonitions concerning eating
Food » Grace before » Admonitions concerning eating
Gifts from God » Temporal » To be used and enjoyed
the Gifts of God » Temporal » To be used and enjoyed
Sanctification » What is sanctified
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » In eating
Thankfulness » Should be offered » For the supply of our bodily needs
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the supply of our bodily wants
Interlinear
Pas
Oudeis
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Coming Apostasy
3 Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge. 4 Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise: 5 For it is made holy by the word of God and by prayer.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 1:31
And God saw everything which he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Romans 14:14
I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.
Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, complete is his work; for all his ways are righteousness: a God without evil who keeps faith, true and upright is he.
Acts 11:7-9
And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.
Acts 15:20-21
But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.
Acts 15:29
To keep from things offered to false gods, and from blood, and from things put to death in ways which are against the law, and from the evil desires of the body; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. May you be happy.
Acts 21:25
But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body.
Romans 14:20
Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.
1 Corinthians 10:23
We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.
1 Corinthians 10:25
Whatever meat may be had at the public market, take as food without question of right or wrong;
1 Timothy 4:3
Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.