1 Timothy 4:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Timothy 4:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Timothy 4:3 is a verse from the book of 1 Timothy in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Timothy 4:3 — KJV
“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.”
— 1 Timothy 4:3 (KJV)
1 Timothy 4:3 in Context — About the Book of 1 Timothy
1 Timothy is a veteran's field manual for a young pastor in Ephesus — sound doctrine, qualified leaders, care for widows, contentment over the love of money, and fighting the good fight of faith. It urges prayers for kings and all in authority so believers can live peaceful, godly lives.
Cross-References for 1 Timothy 4:3
“Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 4:3: god, hath, know
“For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 4:3: god, received, believe
“And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 4:3: god, hath, believe
“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 4:3: god, hath, truth
“That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 4:3: god, hath, believe
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