1Tim 4:8 Cross References

1 Timothy 4:8

8: Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important, for it promises a reward in both this life and the next.

Matthew 6:33

  1. and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.

1 Timothy 6:6

  1. Yet true religion with contentment is great wealth.

Psalms 37:3

  1. Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
  2. Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desires.

Job 5:19

  1. He will rescue you again and again so that no evil can touch you.
  2. He will save you from death in time of famine, from the power of the sword in time of war.
  3. You will be safe from slander and will have no fear of destruction when it comes.
  4. You will laugh at destruction and famine; wild animals will not terrify you.
  5. You will be at peace with the stones of the field, and its wild animals will be at peace with you.

Proverbs 22:4

  1. True humility and fear of the LORD lead to riches, honor, and long life.

Colossians 2:21

  1. "Don't handle, don't eat, don't touch."
  2. Such rules are mere human teaching about things that are gone as soon as we use them.
  3. These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, humility, and severe bodily discipline. But they have no effect when it comes to conquering a person's evil thoughts and desires.

Proverbs 19:23

  1. Fear of the LORD gives life, security, and protection from harm.

1 John 2:25

  1. And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us.

Mark 10:30

  1. will receive now in return, a hundred times over, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property--with persecutions. And in the world to come they will have eternal life.

Psalms 145:19

  1. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.

Psalms 84:11

  1. For the LORD God is our light and protector. He gives us grace and glory. No good thing will the LORD withhold from those who do what is right.

Hebrews 13:9

  1. So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your spiritual strength comes from God's special favor, not from ceremonial rules about food, which don't help those who follow them.

Proverbs 3:16

  1. She offers you life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left.
  2. She will guide you down delightful paths; all her ways are satisfying.
  3. Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly.

Psalms 91:10

  1. no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your dwelling.
  2. For he orders his angels to protect you wherever you go.
  3. They will hold you with their hands to keep you from striking your foot on a stone.
  4. You will trample down lions and poisonous snakes; you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!
  5. The LORD says, "I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name.

Matthew 5:3

  1. "God blesses those who realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them.
  2. God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
  3. God blesses those who are gentle and lowly, for the whole earth will belong to them.
  4. God blesses those who are hungry and thirsty for justice, for they will receive it in full.
  5. God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Psalms 112:1

  1. Praise the LORD! Happy are those who fear the LORD. Yes, happy are those who delight in doing what he commands.
  2. Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.
  3. They themselves will be wealthy, and their good deeds will never be forgotten.

Deuteronomy 28:1

  1. "If you fully obey the LORD your God by keeping all the commands I am giving you today, the LORD your God will exalt you above all the nations of the world.
  2. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God:
  3. You will be blessed in your towns and in the country.
  4. You will be blessed with many children and productive fields. You will be blessed with fertile herds and flocks.
  5. You will be blessed with baskets overflowing with fruit, and with kneading bowls filled with bread.

Job 22:2

  1. "Can a person's actions be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person be helpful to him?

Psalms 128:1

  1. How happy are those who fear the LORD--all who follow his ways!
  2. You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How happy you will be! How rich your life!
  3. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine, flourishing within your home. And look at all those children! There they sit around your table as vigorous and healthy as young olive trees.
  4. That is the LORD's reward for those who fear him.
  5. May the LORD continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.

Isaiah 65:13

  1. Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "You will starve, but my servants will eat. You will be thirsty, but they will drink. You will be sad and ashamed, but they will rejoice.
  2. You will cry in sorrow and despair, while my servants sing for joy.

Psalms 50:7

  1. "O my people, listen as I speak. Here are my charges against you, O Israel: I am God, your God!
  2. I have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly bring to my altar.
  3. But I want no more bulls from your barns; I want no more goats from your pens.
  4. For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.
  5. Every bird of the mountains and all the animals of the field belong to me.

Isaiah 33:16

  1. These are the ones who will dwell on high. The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress of safety. Food will be supplied to them, and they will have water in abundance.

Jeremiah 6:20

  1. There is no use now in offering me sweet incense from Sheba. Keep your expensive perfumes! I cannot accept your burnt offerings. Your sacrifices have no sweet fragrance for me."

Isaiah 32:17

  1. And this righteousness will bring peace. Quietness and confidence will fill the land forever.
  2. My people will live in safety, quietly at home. They will be at rest.

Isaiah 58:3

  1. `We have fasted before you!' they say. `Why aren't you impressed? We have done much penance, and you don't even notice it!'"I will tell you why! It's because you are living for yourselves even while you are fasting. You keep right on oppressing your workers.
  2. What good is fasting when you keep on fighting and quarreling? This kind of fasting will never get you anywhere with me.
  3. You humble yourselves by going through the motions of penance, bowing your heads like a blade of grass in the wind. You dress in sackcloth and cover yourselves with ashes. Is this what you call fasting? Do you really think this will please the LORD?

Psalms 37:11

  1. Those who are gentle and lowly will possess the land; they will live in prosperous security.

Isaiah 3:10

  1. But all will be well for those who are godly. Tell them, "You will receive a wonderful reward!"

Amos 5:21

  1. "I hate all your show and pretense--the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies.
  2. I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings. I won't even notice all your choice peace offerings.
  3. Away with your hymns of praise! They are only noise to my ears. I will not listen to your music, no matter how lovely it is.
  4. Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, a river of righteous living that will never run dry.

Isaiah 1:11

  1. "I am sick of your sacrifices," says the LORD. "Don't bring me any more burnt offerings! I don't want the fat from your rams or other animals. I don't want to see the blood from your offerings of bulls and rams and goats.
  2. Why do you keep parading through my courts with your worthless sacrifices?
  3. The incense you bring me is a stench in my nostrils! Your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath day, and your special days for fasting--even your most pious meetings--are all sinful and false. I want nothing more to do with them.
  4. I hate all your festivals and sacrifices. I cannot stand the sight of them!
  5. From now on, when you lift up your hands in prayer, I will refuse to look. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen. For your hands are covered with the blood of your innocent victims.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

  1. But even though a person sins a hundred times and still lives a long time, I know that those who fear God will be better off.

Psalms 37:29

  1. The godly will inherit the land and will live there forever.

Psalms 37:9

  1. For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land.

Psalms 37:16

  1. It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and possess much.
  2. For the strength of the wicked will be shattered, but the LORD takes care of the godly.
  3. Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent, and they will receive a reward that lasts forever.
  4. They will survive through hard times; even in famine they will have more than enough.

1 Samuel 15:22

  1. But Samuel replied, "What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Obedience is far better than sacrifice. Listening to him is much better than offering the fat of rams.

Revelation 3:21

  1. I will invite everyone who is victorious to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.

Hebrews 9:9

  1. This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them.
  2. For that old system deals only with food and drink and ritual washing--external regulations that are in effect only until their limitations can be corrected.

Revelation 3:12

  1. All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write my God's name on them, and they will be citizens in the city of my God--the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And they will have my new name inscribed upon them.

2 Peter 1:3

  1. As we know Jesus better, his divine power gives us everything we need for living a godly life. He has called us to receive his own glory and goodness!
  2. And by that same mighty power, he has given us all of his rich and wonderful promises. He has promised that you will escape the decadence all around you caused by evil desires and that you will share in his divine nature.

Titus 3:8

  1. These things I have told you are all true. I want you to insist on them so that everyone who trusts in God will be careful to do good deeds all the time. These things are good and beneficial for everyone.

1 Corinthians 8:8

  1. It's true that we can't win God's approval by what we eat. We don't miss out on anything if we don't eat it, and we don't gain anything if we do.

Romans 8:28

  1. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

1 Corinthians 3:22

  1. Paul and Apollos and Peter; the whole world and life and death; the present and the future. Everything belongs to you,

Luke 12:31

  1. He will give you all you need from day to day if you make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.
  2. "So don't be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.

Mark 10:19

  1. But as for your question, you know the commandments: 'Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not testify falsely. Do not cheat. Honor your father and mother.'"
  2. "Teacher," the man replied, "I've obeyed all these commandments since I was a child."

Matthew 19:29

  1. And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will have eternal life.
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