Berean Standard Bible
1 Timothy 4:10
10To this end we labor and strive,1 because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
1 Timothy 4:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
- New International Version (NIV)That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
Context of 1 Timothy 4:10
8For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come. 9This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance. To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe. 11Command and teach these things. 12Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
Read all of 1 Timothy 41 Timothy 4:10 word by word
εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ κοπιῶμεν καὶ ἀγωνιζόμεθα, ὅτι ἠλπίκαμεν ἐπὶ θεῷ ζῶντι, ὅς ἐστιν σωτὴρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων μάλιστα πιστῶν.¶Read the interlinear
- ·γάρgar · forG1063
- Toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- we laborκοπιάωkopiaō · to laborG2872
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- striveἀγωνίζομαιagōnizomai · to struggleG75
- becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- we have set our hopeἐλπίζωelpizō · to hope/expectG1679
- onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- Saviorσωτήρsōtēr · saviorG4990
- of everyoneπᾶςpas · allG3956
- of everyoneἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- especiallyμάλισταmalista · especiallyG3122
- of those who believeπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
Cross-references for 1 Timothy 4:10
- 1 Corinthians 4:9For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
- 2 Corinthians 6:3We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
- 2 Timothy 2:9for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
- 2 Timothy 3:10You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
- Hebrews 11:26He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
- Hebrews 13:13Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.
- 1 Peter 4:14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
- 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
- Psalms 37:40The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 52:8But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
- Psalms 84:12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
- Psalms 118:8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
- Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For therefore we both labor - This verse was necessary to explain what he had before said; and here he shows that his meaning was not that the followers of God should enjoy worldly prosperity and exemption from natural evils; for, said he, it is because we exercise ourselves to godliness that we have both labor and reproach, and we have these because we trust In the living God: but still we have mental happiness, and all that is necessary for our passage…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach - In making this truth known, that all might be saved, or that salvation was offered to all. The “labor” was chiefly experienced in carrying this intelligence abroad among the Gentiles; the “reproach” arose chiefly from the Jews for doing it. Because we trust in the living God - This does not mean, as our translation would seem to imply, that he labored and suffered “because” he confided in God, or that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 Outward acts of self-denial profit little. What will it avail us to mortify the body, if we do not mortify sin? No diligence in mere outward things could be of much use. The gain of godliness lies much in the promise; and the promises to godly people relate partly to the life that now is, but especially to the life which is to come: though we lose for Christ, we shall not lose by him. If Christ be thus the Saviour of all men, then much more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-16Timothy needs to address the false teachers (see 2 Timothy 3:1–4:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. therefore--Greek, "with a view to this." The reason why "we both ('both' is omitted in the oldest manuscripts) labor (endure hardship) and suffer reproach (some oldest manuscripts read 'strive') is because we have rested, and do rest our hope, on the living (and therefore, life-giving, 1Ti 4:8) God." Saviour--even in this life (1Ti 4:8). specially of those that believe--Their "labor and reproach" are not inconsistent with their having from the living…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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