because everything created by God is good and nothing is to be rejected if it is[a] received with thankfulness, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.

The Good Servant of Christ

By[b] teaching these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed faithfully.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 4:4 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“received”) which is understood as conditional
  2. 1 Timothy 4:6 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“teaching”) which is understood as means