1 Timothy 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Timothy 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Timothy 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Timothy 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.”

1 Timothy 4:3 — World English Bible

1 Timothy 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

1 Timothy 4:3 — American Standard Version

1 Timothy 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“forbidding to marry--to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,”

1 Timothy 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Timothy 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

1 Timothy 4:3 — Darby Translation

1 Timothy 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Forbidding to marrie, and commanding to abstaine from meates which God hath created to be receiued with giuing thankes of them which beleeue and knowe the trueth.”

1 Timothy 4:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Timothy 4:3 in Context — 1 Timothy 4

1 EMPERO el Espíritu dice manifiestamente, que en los venideros tiempos algunos apostatarán de la fe, escuchando á espíritus de error y á doctrinas de demonios;

2 Que con hipocresía hablarán mentira, teniendo cauterizada la conciencia.

3 Que prohibirán casarse, [y mandarán] abstenerse de las viandas que Dios crió para que con hacimiento de gracias participasen de ellas los fieles, y los que han conocido la verdad.

4 Porque todo lo que Dios crió es bueno, y nada hay que desechar, tomándose con hacimiento de gracias:

5 Porque por la palabra de Dios y por la oración es santificado.

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What Does 1 Timothy 4:3 Mean?

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