Parallel Verses
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For every creature of God is good, and none to be rejected, if used with thanksgiving:
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;
Bible in Basic English
Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise:
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, -
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
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Oudeis
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 4:4
Images 1 Timothy 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Coming Apostasy
3 prohibiting marriage, and enjoining abstinence from particular meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful, and those who acknowledge the truth. 4 For every creature of God is good, and none to be rejected, if used with thanksgiving: 5 for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
Names
Cross References
Romans 14:14
I know, and am convinced by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who thinketh any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Acts 11:7-9
Then I heard a voice saying to me, Rise, Peter; slay and eat.
Acts 15:20-21
but that we write to them, that they abstain from pollutions of idol [sacrifices], and from whoredom, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
Acts 15:29
that ye abstain from eating whatever is sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from whoredom: from which things carefully preserving yourselves, ye shall do well. Farewell.
Acts 21:25
Concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we have already written, deciding that they should observe no such thing, except that they should guard themselves from idol sacrifices, and blood, and what is strangled, and from whoredom.
Romans 14:20
For the sake of meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are clean; but it is an evil thing for a man to eat, giving offence.
1 Corinthians 10:23
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
1 Corinthians 10:25
Every thing which is sold in the shambles eat, asking no question for conscience sake;
1 Timothy 4:3
prohibiting marriage, and enjoining abstinence from particular meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful, and those who acknowledge the truth.