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


In Context

1 But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

2 through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;

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

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

5 For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

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

1 Timothy 4:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:4For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4because every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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