1 Timothy 4:3

“who forbid marriage and require abstaining from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.”

1 Timothy 4:3 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Timothy 4:3, word by word

who forbidκωλυόντωνkōlyontōn

hinder

To hinder, to prevent.

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marriageγαμεῖνgamein

marry

Marry.

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abstainingἀπέχεσθαιapechesthai

abstain

To keep away from something.

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from foodsβρωμάτωνbrōmatōn

food

Food.

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Godθεὸςtheos

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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createdἔκτισενektisen

create

Create.

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be receivedμετάλημψινmetalēmpsin

partaking, receiving

Partaking, receiving: taking a share in something by receiving it.

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thanksgivingεὐχαριστίαςeucharistias

thanksgiving, gratitude

Thanksgiving, giving thanks; gratitude.

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believeπιστοῖςpistois

believer

Someone who trusts in Jesus.

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knowἐπεγνωκόσιepegnōkosi

understand

To come to have something clear and sure in the mind, understand it fully.

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the truthἀλήθειανalētheian

truth

What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.

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The context

2through the hypocrisy of liars whose own conscience has been seared,

3 · This verse (above)

4For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

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