1 Timothy 4:5

because it is consecrated through the Word of God and prayer.

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In The King James Version

For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

In Context

4For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

6If you instruct the brothers in these things you will be a good servant of Jesus Christ, brought up in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have faithfully followed.

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Cross References

Luke 4:4Jesus answered him saying, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”

1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are consecrated.

Titus 1:15To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; in fact, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 4:2-6

Apostasy Foretold; Christian Liberty. ( a. d. 64.) 1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be… Read the whole commentary →

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