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1 Timothy 4:3 Parallel: 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.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>1 Timothy 4:3 Parallel: 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.</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/1_timothy/4-3.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/1_timothy/4-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/1_timothy/4-3.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > 1 Timothy 4:3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_timothy/4-2.htm" title="1 Timothy 4:2">◄</a> 1 Timothy 4:3 <a href="../1_timothy/4-4.htm" title="1 Timothy 4:4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_timothy/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_timothy/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_timothy/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />who forbid marriage <i>and advocate</i> abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_timothy/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>men</i> who forbid marriage <i>and advocate</i> abstaining from foods, which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_timothy/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />who forbid marriage and <i>advocate</i> abstaining from [certain kinds of] foods which God has created to be gratefully shared by those who believe and have [a clear] knowledge of the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_timothy/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_timothy/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_timothy/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />will forbid people to marry or to eat certain foods. But God created these foods to be eaten with thankful hearts by his followers who know the truth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_timothy/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Such people teach that it is wrong to marry and to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten, after a prayer of thanks, by those who are believers and have come to know the truth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_timothy/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_timothy/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They will try to stop people from marrying and from eating certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_timothy/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Forbidding to marry, <i>and commanding</i> to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_timothy/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />forbidding to marry, <i>and commanding</i> to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/1_timothy/4.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving of them who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_timothy/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_timothy/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/1_timothy/4.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_timothy/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/1_timothy/4.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Forbidding to marry; and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful, even by those who know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/1_timothy/4.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_timothy/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_timothy/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by them who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/1_timothy/4.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Forbidding to marrie, and commanding to absteine from meates which God hath created to be receiued with giuing thankes of them which beleeue and knowe the trueth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/1_timothy/4.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Forbidding to marrie <FI>& commaunding<Fi> to abstayne from meates whiche God hath created to be receaued with geuing thankes, of them whiche beleue, and knowe the trueth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/1_timothy/4.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />forbyddinge to mary, and comaundynge to abstayne fro the meates, which God hath created to be receaued wt geuynge thankes of them which beleue and knowe the trueth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tyndale/1_timothy/4.htm">Tyndale Bible of 1526</a></span><br />forbyddinge to mary and commaundinge to abstayne from meates which God hath created to be receaved with gevynge thankes of them which beleve and knowe ye trueth.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_timothy/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />forbidding to marry—to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />forbidding to marry, <i>commanding</i> to abstain from foods that God created for reception with thanksgiving by the faithful and <i>those</i> knowing the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_timothy/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> forbidding to marry -- to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_timothy/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Hindering to marry, to keep from victuals which God created for participation, with thanks, for the faithful and them knowing the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/let/1_timothy/4.htm">Literal Emphasis Translation</a></span><br />Forbidding to marry, keeping away from foods of any kind that God created unto reception with thanksgiving by the faithful and those knowing the truth. for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_timothy/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful, and by them that have known the truth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_timothy/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />prohibiting marriage, abstaining from foods, which God has created to be accepted with thanksgiving by the faithful and by those who have understood the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_timothy/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they forbid to be married and they abstain from foods which God has created for use and thanksgiving for those who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_timothy/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who prohibit marriage, and demand abstinence from foods which God has created for use and thanksgiving of those who believe and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_timothy/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />who forbid to marry, and command to abstain from meats, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe, and know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_timothy/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />forbidding to marry, commanding to abstain from meats, which God created for reception with thanksgiving to the faithful and to those perfectly knowing the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_timothy/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />prohibiting marriage, and enjoining abstinence from particular meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful, and those who acknowledge the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_timothy/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />interdicting marriage; and the use of animal food; which God created for the repast of the faithful, who embrace the truth with thankfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />forbidding people to marry, and insisting on abstinence from foods which God has created to be partaken of, with thankfulness, by those who believe and have a clear knowledge of the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_timothy/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />forbidding to marry, and <i>commanding</i> to abstain from foods, which God created for reception with thanksgiving by those who believe and have full knowledge of the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_timothy/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><i>and enjoining</i> abstinence from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by those that believe and know the truth.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 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prevent, debar, hinder; with infin: from doing so and so. From the base of kolazo; to estop, i.e. Prevent.">They will prohibit</a> <a href="/greek/1060.htm" title="1060: gamein (V-PNA) -- To marry, used of either sex. From gamos; to wed.">marriage</a> <a href="/greek/568.htm" title="568: apechesthai (V-PNM) -- To have in full, be far, it is enough. From apo and echo; to have out, i.e. Receive in full; to keep away, i.e. Be distant.">and require abstinence</a> <a href="/greek/1033.htm" title="1033: brōmatōn (N-GNP) -- Food of any kind. From the base of bibrosko; food, especially articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law.">from certain foods</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ha (RelPro-ANP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/2936.htm" title="2936: ektisen (V-AIA-3S) -- To create, form, shape, make, always of God. Probably akin to ktaomai; to fabricate, i.e. Found.">has created</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3336.htm" title="3336: metalēmpsin (N-AFS) -- Participation, sharing in, receiving. From metalambano; participation.">be received</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/2169.htm" title="2169: eucharistias (N-GFS) -- Thankfulness, gratitude; giving of thanks, thanksgiving. From eucharistos; gratitude; actively, grateful language.">thanksgiving</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">by those who</a> <a href="/greek/4103.htm" title="4103: pistois (Adj-DMP) -- Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful.">believe</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1921.htm" title="1921: epegnōkosi (V-RPA-DMP) -- From epi and ginosko; to know upon some mark, i.e. Recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge.">know</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/225.htm" title="225: alētheian (N-AFS) -- From alethes; truth.">truth.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/1_timothy/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/2967.htm" title="2967. koluo (ko-loo'-o) -- to hinder">forbidding</a><a href="/greek/1060.htm" title="1060. gameo (gam-eh'-o) -- to marry"> to marry</a><a href="/greek/567.htm" title="567. apechomai (ap-ekh'-om-ahee) -- abstain. ">—to abstain</a><a href="/greek/1033.htm" title="1033. broma (bro'-mah) -- food"> from meats</a><a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739. hos (hos) -- usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that"> that</a><a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316. theos (theh'-os) -- God, a god"> God</a><a href="/greek/2936.htm" title="2936. ktizo (ktid'-zo) -- to build, create"> created</a><a href="/greek/3336.htm" title="3336. metalepsis (met-al'-ape-sis) -- taking, receiving, sharing"> to be received</a><a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326. meta (met-ah') -- with, among, after"> with</a><a href="/greek/2169.htm" title="2169. eucharistia (yoo-khar-is-tee'-ah) -- thankfulness, giving of thanks"> thanksgiving</a><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588. ho (ho) -- the"> by those</a><a href="/greek/4103.htm" title="4103. pistos (pis-tos') -- faithful, reliable"> believing</a><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532. kai (kahee) -- and, even, also"> and</a><a href="/greek/1921.htm" title="1921. epiginosko (ep-ig-in-oce'-ko) -- to know exactly, to recognize"> acknowledging</a><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588. ho (ho) -- the"> the</a><a href="/greek/225.htm" title="225. aletheia (al-ay'-thi-a) -- truth"> truth,</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/1_timothy/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/2967.htm" title="κωλύω v- -gpm-pap 2967">They forbid</a> <a href="/greek/1060.htm" title="γαμέω v- -----pan 1060"> marriage</a> <a href="/greek/567.htm" title="ἀπέχω v- -----pmn 567"> and demand abstinence</a> <a href="/greek/1033.htm" title="βρῶμα n- -gpn- 1033"> from foods</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="ὅς rr -apn- 3739"> that</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -nsm- 2316"> God</a> <a href="/greek/2936.htm" title="κτίζω v- 3-s--aai 2936"> created</a> <a href="/greek/3336.htm" title="μετάλημψις n- -asf- 3336"> to be received</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="μετά p- 3326"> with</a> <a href="/greek/2169.htm" title="εὐχαριστία n- -gsf- 2169"> gratitude</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -dpm- 3588"> by those</a> <a href="/greek/4103.htm" title="πιστός a- -dpm- 4103"> who believe</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a> <a href="/greek/1921.htm" title="ἐπιγινώσκω v- -dpm-xap 1921"> know</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -asf- 3588"> the</a> <a href="/greek/225.htm" title="ἀλήθεια n- -asf- 225"> truth</a>. </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/1_timothy/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/2967.htm" title="2967. koluo (ko-loo'-o) -- to hinder">[men] who forbid</a> <a href="/greek/1060.htm" title="1060. gameo (gam-eh'-o) -- to marry">marriage</a> <a href="/greek/568.htm" title="568. apecho (ap-ekh'-o) -- to hold back, keep off, to be away, be distant">[and advocate] abstaining</a> <a href="/greek/1033.htm" title="1033. broma (bro'-mah) -- food">from foods</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739. hos (hos) -- usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that">which</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316. theos (theh'-os) -- God, a god">God</a> <a href="/greek/2936.htm" title="2936. ktizo (ktid'-zo) -- to build, create">has created</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326. meta (met-ah') -- with, among, after">to be gratefully</a> <a href="/greek/3336.htm" title="3336. metalepsis (met-al'-ape-sis) -- taking, receiving, sharing">shared</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588. ho (ho) -- the">in by those</a> <a href="/greek/4103.htm" title="4103. pistos (pis-tos') -- faithful, reliable">who believe</a> <a href="/greek/1921.htm" title="1921. epiginosko (ep-ig-in-oce'-ko) -- to know exactly, to recognize">and know</a> <a href="/greek/225.htm" title="225. aletheia (al-ay'-thi-a) -- truth">the truth.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/2967.htm" title="2967. koluo (ko-loo'-o) -- to hinder">Forbidding</a> <a href="/greek/1060.htm" title="1060. gameo (gam-eh'-o) -- to marry">to marry,</a> <a href="/greek/567.htm" title="567. apechomai (ap-ekh'-om-ahee) -- abstain. ">[and commanding] to abstain from</a> <a href="/greek/1033.htm" title="1033. broma (bro'-mah) -- food">meats,</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739. hos (hos) -- usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that">which</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316. theos (theh'-os) -- God, a god">God</a> <a href="/greek/2936.htm" title="2936. ktizo (ktid'-zo) -- to build, create">hath created</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519. eis (ice) -- to or into (indicating the point reached or entered, of place, time, fig. purpose, result)">to</a> <a href="/greek/3336.htm" title="3336. metalepsis (met-al'-ape-sis) -- taking, receiving, sharing">be received</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326. meta (met-ah') -- with, among, after">with</a> <a href="/greek/2169.htm" title="2169. eucharistia (yoo-khar-is-tee'-ah) -- thankfulness, giving of thanks">thanksgiving</a> <a href="/greek/4103.htm" title="4103. pistos (pis-tos') -- faithful, reliable">of them which believe</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532. kai (kahee) -- and, even, also">and</a> <a href="/greek/1921.htm" title="1921. epiginosko (ep-ig-in-oce'-ko) -- to know exactly, to recognize">know</a> <a href="/greek/225.htm" title="225. aletheia (al-ay'-thi-a) -- truth">the truth.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_timothy/4-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Timothy 4:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 4:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_timothy/4-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Timothy 4:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 4:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>