1 Timothy 4:8 (YLT)

Passage

for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 4:6 These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,

1 Timothy 4:7 and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

1 Timothy 4:8 for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

1 Timothy 4:9 stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word, and of all acceptation worthy;

1 Timothy 4:10 for for this we both labour and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Saviour of all men--especially of those believing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "bodily", "exercise", "little", "profit", "piety", "profitable", and "promise". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "bodily", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "and the profane and old women's fables..." into verse 9's "stedfast FI is Fi the word and...", so "all things" and "bodily" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "bodily" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.