1 Timothy 4:9 (YLT)

Passage

stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word, and of all acceptation worthy;

Nearby Context

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.

1 Timothy 4:11 Charge these things, and teach;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stedfast", "word", "acceptation", and "worthy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stedfast" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "for the bodily exercise is unto little..." into verse 10's "for for this we both labour and...", so "stedfast" and "word" 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 "stedfast" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.