1 Timothy 4:8 Cross References - NSB

⁸ Bodily exercise is profitable for a little. However, godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of the life that is to come.

¹ »Carefully obey Jehovah your God. Faithfully follow all his commandments that I give you today. If you do this Jehovah your God will place you high above all the other nations in the world. ² »These are all the blessings that will come to you and stay close to you because you obey Jehovah your God: ³ »Jehovah will bless your towns and your fields. ⁴ »Jehovah will bless you with many children, with abundant crops, and with many cattle and sheep. ⁵ »Jehovah will bless your grain crops and the food you prepare from them. ⁶ »Jehovah will make you successful in your daily work. ⁷ »Jehovah will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be struck before you: they shall come out against you one-way, and shall flee before you seven ways. ⁸ »Jehovah will command the blessing upon you in your barns and in all that you put your hand to, and He will bless you in the land Jehovah your God gives you. ⁹ »Jehovah will establish you as a holy people to himself. He swore this to you, if you obey the commandments of Jehovah your God and walk in His ways. ¹⁰ »All the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of Jehovah, and they will be afraid of you. ¹¹ »Jehovah will make you abound in prosperity, in the offspring of your body and in the offspring of your animals and in the produce of your ground, the land that Jehovah swore to your fathers to give you. ¹² »Jehovah will open for you his good storehouse. The skies will give rain to your land in due season. It will bless all the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. ¹³ »Jehovah will make you the head and not the tail, and you only will be above, and you will not be underneath. If you listen to the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I charge you today, to observe them carefully, ¹⁴ and do not turn aside from any of the words I command you today, to the right or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

²² Samuel said: »What is more pleasing to Jehovah, burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Obeying is better than sacrifice. To pay attention is better than the fat of rams.

¹⁹ »He will keep you safe from six troubles, and when the seventh one comes, no harm will touch you: ²⁰ »In famine he will save you from death, and in war he will save you from the sword. ²¹ »You will be protected from the sharp tongue and you will not be afraid when destruction comes. ²² »You will laugh at destruction and starvation. You will not be afraid of wild beasts. ²³ »You will have a binding agreement with the stones in the field, and wild animals will be at peace with you. ²⁴ You will know peace in your tent. You will inspect your house and find nothing missing. ²⁵ »You will find that your children are many and your descendants are like the grass of the earth. ²⁶ »You will come to your grave at a very old age like a stack of hay in its season.

² »Can a mortal man be of use to God? Can even the wisest be of service to him?

³ Trust Jehovah and do good things. Live in the land, and practice being faithful. ⁴ Be happy with Jehovah and he will provide you with the desires of your heart.

⁹ For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who wait for Jehovah will inherit the land.

¹¹ The meek (gentle) (mild) (humble) will inherit the earth and will delight in the abundance 0f peace.

¹⁶ Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked. ¹⁷ The arms of the wicked will be broken, but Jehovah sustains the righteous. ¹⁸ Jehovah knows the days of the blameless. Their inheritance will be forever. ¹⁹ They will not be ashamed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they will have abundance.

²⁹ The righteous will inherit (seize) (take possession of) the earth, and dwell on it forever (in perpetuity).

⁷ »Listen, my people, and I will speak. Hear O Israel, while I testify against you: I am God, your God! ⁸ »I do not reprove you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are constantly (always) in front of me. ⁹ »But I will not accept another young bull from your household or a single male goat from your pens. ¹⁰ »Every living thing in the forest, even the cattle on a thousand hills, is mine. ¹¹ »I know every bird in the mountains. Everything that moves in the fields is mine. ¹² »If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all that it contains are mine. ¹³ »Do I eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of male goats? ¹⁴ »Bring your thanks to God as a sacrifice, and pay (make good) your vows to the Most High. ¹⁵ »Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.«

¹⁰ No harm will come to you. No sickness will come near your house. ¹¹ He will put his angels in charge of you to protect you in all your ways. ¹² They will carry you in their hands so that you never strike your foot against a rock. ¹³ You will step on lions and cobras. You will trample underfoot young lions and snakes. ¹⁴ Because you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name. ¹⁵ When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will deliver you and honor you. ¹⁶ I will satisfy you with a long life. I will show you my salvation.

¹¹ For Jehovah God is a sun and shield. Jehovah will give favor and honor. He will not withhold blessing from those who walk faithfully in truth.

¹ Praise Jehovah! Blessed is the person who respects Jehovah and is happy to obey his commandments. ² His descendants will grow strong on the earth. The family of the upright will be blessed. ³ Wealth and riches will be in his home. His righteousness continues forever.

¹ Blessed are all who reverence Jehovah and live his way. ² You will certainly eat what your own hands have provided. Blessings to you! May things go well for you! ³ Your wife will be like a fruitful vine inside your home. Your children will be like young olive trees around your table. ⁴ This is how Jehovah will bless the person who fears him. ⁵ May Jehovah bless you from Zion so that you may see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life. ⁶ May you live to see your children's children. Let there be peace in Israel!

¹⁹ He will fulfill the desire of those who reverence him. He will also hear their cry and will save them.

¹⁶ Long life is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor. ¹⁷ Her ways are pleasant ways. All her paths are peace. ¹⁸ She (wisdom) is a tree of life to those who hold her. Happy are all who keep her.

²³ Respect for Jehovah leads to life. He who has it will be satisfied. He will not be visited by evil.

⁴ Respect for Jehovah and humility bring riches and honor and life.

¹² Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and he lives a long life, yet I know that it will be well with those who respect (reverence) God and worship him.

¹⁰ Tell the righteous that blessings will come to them. They will taste the fruit of their labor.

¹⁷ An act of righteousness will bring about peace and security forever. ¹⁸ My people will live in a peaceful place, in safe homes and quiet places of rest.

¹¹ Jehovah says: »What do your many animal sacrifices mean to me? I have had enough of your burnt offerings of rams and enough fat from your fattened calves. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats. ¹² »Who requires you to trample on my courtyards when you appear in my presence? ¹³ »Do not bring any more worthless grain offerings. Your incense is disgusting to me! So are your New Moon Festivals, your days of worship, and the assemblies you call. I cannot endure your evil assemblies! ¹⁴ »I hate your New Moon Festivals and your appointed festivals. They are a burden to me. I am tired of putting up with them. ¹⁵ »When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen because your hands are full of blood. ¹⁶ »Wash yourselves! Become clean! Get your evil deeds out of my sight. Stop doing evil.

¹⁶ This man will dwell on the heights. His refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and he will have water.

³ »‘Why have we fasted and you do not see? Why have we humbled ourselves and you do not notice? Behold, on the day of your fast you find desire, and mistreat all your workers.’ ⁴ »You fast for contention and strife and to strike with a wicked fist. You do not fast today to make your voice heard on high. ⁵ »Is it a fast like this which I choose, a day for a man to humble himself? Is it for bowing one's head like a reed (rush) and for spreading out sackcloth and ashes as a bed? Will you call this a fast, even an acceptable day to Jehovah?

¹³ Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah says: My servants will eat, but you will go hungry. My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty. My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame! ¹⁴ My servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts, but you will cry out from anguish of heart and wail in brokenness of spirit.

²⁰ »What purpose does frankincense come to me from Sheba and the sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.«

²¹ »I hate, I despise (reject) your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies. ²² »Yes, even if you offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them. Neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. ²³ »Take the noise of your songs away from me! I will not listen to the melody of your harps. ²⁴ »Justice should roll down as waters and righteousness as a mighty stream.

³³ »Seek (desire) (require) (serve) first the kingdom of God and his righteousness [continuously] and all these things will be added to you.

³ »Blessed (Greek: makarios: happy, blessed) are those conscious of their spiritual need, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. ⁴ »Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. ⁵ »Blessed are the meek (gentle) (mild) (humble), for they will inherit the earth. ⁶ »Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. ⁷ »Blessed are the merciful and compassionate, for they will receive mercy and compassion. ⁸ »Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. ⁹ »Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God. ¹⁰ »Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. ¹¹ »Blessed are you when men revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. ¹² »Rejoice, and be filled with joy, for great is your reward in heaven. The prophets, who came before you, were also persecuted.

²⁹ »Everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will receive many times as much, and have everlasting life.

¹⁹ »You know the commandments, do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.« ²⁰ »Teacher,« he said: »I have observed all of these from my youth.«

³⁰ will receive a hundred times as much now in this time, and in the age to come everlasting life.

³¹ »Seek first his kingdom and these things will be added to you. ³² »Do not fear little flock for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

²⁸ We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

²² Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours!

⁸ But food will not recommend us to God. If we do not eat we are not worse. If we eat we are not better.

²¹ »Do not handle. Do not taste. Do not touch.« ²² These are the precepts and doctrines of men. ²³ These have, indeed, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body. But these are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

⁶ Godliness with contentment is great gain.

⁸ Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

⁹ This is a symbol that points to the present time. It means that the offerings and animal sacrifices presented to God cannot make the worshiper’s heart perfect, ¹⁰ since they have to do only with food, drink, and various purification ceremonies. These are all outward rules, which apply only until the time comes to change them for something better.

⁹ Do not be carried away by varied (different) and strange teachings. It is good that the heart is established by grace and not by food. Those who are occupied by them are not benefited.

³ His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness. This is through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue (excellence). ⁴ He offered us his precious and exceedingly great promises. Through these you may become partakers of the divine nature. You will escape from the corruption that is in the lust-filled world.

²⁵ This is the promise he promised us, life eternal.

¹² »'I will make the one who overcomes, a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will not go out from it anymore. I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is the New Jerusalem. This city comes down out of heaven from my God. I will write my new name on him.

²¹ »'To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me on my throne, even as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.