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1 Timothy 4:3–4

They forbid people to marryf and order them to abstain from certain foods,g which God createdh to be received with thanksgivingi by those who believe and who know the truth. For everything God created is good,j and nothing is to be rejectedk if it is received with thanksgiving,

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1 Timothy 4:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful people who know the truth. Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks.

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving;

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

They forbid people to marry and tell them not to eat certain foods which God created to be eaten with thanks by people who believe and know the truth. Everything God made is good, and nothing should be refused if it is accepted with thanks,

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

forbidding to marry, bidding to abstain from meats, which God has created for receiving with thanksgiving for them who are faithful and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving;

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

They will try to stop others from getting married and from eating certain foods. God created food to be received with prayers of thanks by those who believe and know the truth. Everything God created is good. Nothing should be rejected if it is received with prayers of thanks.

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, provided it is received with thanksgiving;

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

who forbid marrying and insist on abstaining from foods that God created for sharing in with thankfulness by those who believe and who know the truth, because everything created by God is good and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thankfulness,

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

They do not allow people to get married. They order them not to eat certain foods. But God created those foods. So people who believe and know the truth should receive them and give thanks for them.

Everything God created is good. You shouldn’t turn anything down. Instead, you should thank God for it.

1 Timothy 4:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.

For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude;


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