1 Timothy 4:5

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4Because whatever is created by God is good; and there is nothing which should be rejected if it be received with thankfulness;

6If thou shalt inculcate these things on thy brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Jesus the Messiah, being educated in the language of the faith, and in the good doctrine which thou hast been taught.

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Cross References

Luke 4:4Jesus replied, and said to him: It is written, Not by bread only, doth man live; but by every thing of God.

1 Corinthians 7:14For the husband who believeth not, is sanctified by the wife that believeth; and the wife who believeth not, is sanctified by the husband that believeth: otherwise their children would be impure; but now are they pure.

Titus 1:15For to the pure, every thing is pure; but to them who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their understanding is defiled, and their conscience.

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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