1 Timothy 4:5
For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
KJV
ἁγιάζεται γὰρ διὰ λόγου θεοῦ καὶ ἐντεύξεως.
Greek NT
sanctificatur enim per verbum Dei, et orationem.
Vulgate
for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.
ASV
For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
ἁγιάζω
agiazo
verb · 28×
ἔντευξις
enteuxis
noun · 2×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2518The sixth beatitude proclaims, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."306 "Pure in heart" refers to those who have attuned their intellects and wills to the demands of God's holiness, chiefly in three areas: charity;307 chastity or sexual rectitude;308 love of truth and orthodoxy of faith.309 There is a connection between purity of heart, of body, and of faith:…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 7:14 — For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
- 1Cor 7:14 — For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
- 1Tim 4:3 — 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.
- Luke 4:4 — And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.