Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Timothy 4:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Timothy 4:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Timothy 4:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, exercising your body is good but does not last forever, while living a good and kind life helps you in all things now and in the future. Being godly is more important because it helps you have a happy life now and later.

1 Timothy 4:8: For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. [little: or, for a little time]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

While 1 Timothy 4:8 highlights the limited benefit of physical exercise, Matthew 6:19-20 emphasizes storing treasures in heaven rather than earthly pursuits, including physical discipline.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

1 Timothy 4:8 suggests bodily exercise has some value, but 1 Samuel 16:7 contradicts this by stating that the Lord values what is in the heart over physical attributes.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 12:12-13

This verse focuses on fearing God and keeping His commandments, contrasting the slight importance placed on physical discipline in 1 Timothy 4:8 by emphasizing spiritual duties.

Ecclesiastes 12:12-13: And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books [there is] no end; and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh. [study: or, reading]

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30

Whereas 1 Timothy 4:8 mentions profit in bodily exercise, Proverbs 31:30 notes that physical charm and beauty are vain, focusing instead on the fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 31:30: Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16-17

1 Timothy 4:8 suggests physical exercise has some worth, but Colossians 2:16-17 diminishes the value of physical rituals, stressing spiritual realities over earthly practices.

Colossians 2:16-17: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]

Contradiction with Luke 12:23

While 1 Timothy 4:8 acknowledges some benefit in physical activity, Luke 12:23 stresses the greater importance of life and spiritual concerns over the body.

Luke 12:23: The life is more than meat, and the body [is more] than raiment.

Contradiction with Romans 14:17

1 Timothy 4:8 concedes a degree of value to bodily exercise, whereas Romans 14:17 focuses on righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost as the essence of God's Kingdom, minimizing earthly concerns.

Romans 14:17: For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
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