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Selected Verse: 1 Timothy 4:4 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| 1Ti 4:4 |
Strong Concordance |
For [3754] every [3956] creature [2938] of God [2316] is good [2570], and [2532] nothing [3762] to be refused [579], if it be received [2983] with [3326] thanksgiving [2169]: |
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King James |
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Translate as Greek, "Because" (expressing a reason resting on an objective fact; or, as here, a Scripture quotation)--"For" (a reason resting on something subjective in the writer's mind).
every creature . . . good-- (Gen 1:31; Rom 14:14, Rom 14:20). A refutation by anticipation of the Gnostic opposition to creation: the seeds of which were now lurking latently in the Church. Judaism (Act 10:11-16; Co1 10:25-26) was the starting-point of the error as to meats: Oriental Gnosis added new elements. The old Gnostic heresy is now almost extinct; but its remains in the celibacy of Rome's priesthood, and in its fasts from animal meats, enjoined under the penalty of mortal sin, remain.
if . . . with thanksgiving--Meats, though pure in themselves, become impure by being received with an unthankful mind (Rom 14:6; Tit 1:15). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
For every creature of God is good - Greek, "all the creatures, or all that God has created" - πᾶν κτίσμα pan ktisma: that is, as he made it; compare Gen 1:10, Gen 1:12, Gen 1:18, Gen 1:31. It does not mean that every moral agent remains good as long as he is "a creature of God," but moral agents, human beings and angels, were good as they were made at first; Gen 1:31. Nor does it mean that all that God has made is good "for every object to which it can be applied." It is good in its place; good for the purpose for which he made it. But it should not be inferred that a thing which is poisonous in its nature is good for food, "because" it is a creation of God. It is good only in its place, and for the ends for which he intended it. Nor should it be inferred that what God has made is necessarily good "after" it has been perverted by man. As God made it originally, it might have been used without injury.
Apples and peaches were made good, and are still useful and proper as articles of food; rye and Indian-corn are good, and are admirably adapted to the support of man and beast, but it does not follow that all that "man" can make of them is necessarily good. He extracts from them a poisonous liquid, and then says that "every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused." But is this a fair use of this passage of Scripture? True, they "are" good - they "are" to be received with gratitude as he made them, and as applied to the uses for which he designed them; but why apply this passage to prove that a deleterious beverage, which "man" has extracted from what God has made, is good also, and good for all the purposes to which it can be applied? As "God" made these things, they are good. As man perverts them, it is no longer proper to call them the "creation of God," and they may be injurious in the highest degree. This passage, therefore, should not be adduced to vindicate the use of intoxicating drinks. As employed by the apostle, it had no such reference, nor does it contain any "principle" which can properly receive any such application.
And nothing to be refused - Nothing that God has made, for the purposes for which he designed it. The necessity of the case the "exigency of the passage" - requires this interpretation. It "cannot" mean that we are not to refuse poison if offered in our food, or that we are never to refuse food that is to us injurious or offensive; nor can it anymore mean that we are to receive "all" that may be offered to us as a beverage. The sense is, that as God made it, and for the purposes for which he designed it, it is not to be held to be evil; or, which is the same thing, it is not to be prohibited as if there were merit in abstaining from it. It is not to be regarded as a religious duty to abstain from food which God has appointed for the support of man.
If it be received with thanksgiving - see the Co1 10:31 note; Eph 5:20 note; Phi 4:6 note. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Creature (κτίσμα)
Not in Paul. See Jam 1:18; Rev 5:13; Rev 8:9. A created thing. For κτίσις creation or creature, frequent in Paul, see on Rom 8:19; see on Co2 5:17; see on Col 1:15. Κτίσμα in lxx, Wisd. 9:2; 13:5; 14:11; Sir. 38:34; 3 Macc. 5:11.
Refused (ἀπὸβλητον)
Lit. thrown away. N.T.o. In ecclesiastical writings, excommunicated. On the whole verse, comp. Act 10:15; Rom 11:15; Co1 10:25, Co1 10:26, Co1 10:30, Co1 10:31. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| For every creature of God is good - That is: Every creature which God has made for man's nourishment is good for that purpose, and to be thankfully received whenever necessary for the support of human life; and nothing of that sort is at any time to be refused, ουδεν αποβλητον, rejected or despised. We find a saying very similar to this in Lucian's Timon: Ουτοι αποβλητα εισι δωρα τα παρα Διος. The gifts which are from Jove ought not to be Despised. This appears to have been a proverbial saying among the heathens. |
15 Unto the pure [2513] all things [3956] are pure [3303] [2513]: but [1161] unto them that are defiled [3392] and [2532] unbelieving [571] is nothing [3762] pure [2513]; but [235] even [2532] their [846] mind [3563] and [2532] conscience [4893] is defiled [3392].
6 He that regardeth [5426] the day [2250], regardeth [5426] it unto the Lord [2962]; and [2532] he that regardeth [5426] not [3361] the day [2250], to the Lord [2962] he doth [5426] not [3756] regard [5426] it. He that eateth [2068], eateth [2068] to the Lord [2962], for [1063] he giveth God [2316] thanks [2168]; and [2532] he that eateth [2068] not [3361], to the Lord [2962] he eateth [2068] not [3756], and [2532] giveth God [2316] thanks [2168].
25 Whatsoever [3956] is sold [4453] in [1722] the shambles [3111], that eat [2068], asking [350] no [3367] question [350] for [1223] conscience [4893] sake [1223]:
26 For [1063] the earth [1093] is the Lord's [2962], and [2532] the fulness [4138] thereof [846].
11 And [2532] saw [2334] heaven [3772] opened [455], and [2532] a certain [5100] vessel [4632] descending [2597] unto [1909] him [846], as [5613] it had been a great [3173] sheet [3607] knit [1210] at the four [5064] corners [746], and [2532] let down [2524] to [1909] the earth [1093]:
12 Wherein [1722] [3739] were [5225] all manner [3956] of fourfooted beasts [5074] of the earth [1093], and [2532] wild beasts [2342], and [2532] creeping things [2062], and [2532] fowls [4071] of the air [3772].
13 And [2532] there came [1096] a voice [5456] to [4314] him [846], Rise [450], Peter [4074]; kill [2380], and [2532] eat [5315].
14 But [1161] Peter [4074] said [2036], Not so [3365], Lord [2962]; for [3754] I have [5315] never [3763] eaten [5315] any thing [3956] that is common [2839] or [2228] unclean [169].
15 And [2532] the voice [5456] spake unto [4314] him [846] again [3825] [1537] the second time [1208], What [3739] God [2316] hath cleansed [2511], that call [2840] not [3361] thou [4771] common [2840].
16 [1161] This [5124] was done [1096] thrice [1909] [5151]: and [2532] the vessel [4632] was received up [353] again [3825] into [1519] heaven [3772].
20 For [1752] meat [1033] destroy [2647] not [3361] the work [2041] of God [2316]. All things [3956] indeed [3303] are pure [2513]; but [235] it is evil [2556] for that man [444] who eateth [2068] with [1223] offence [4348].
14 I know [1492], and [2532] am persuaded [3982] by [1722] the Lord [2962] Jesus [2424], that [3754] there is nothing [3762] unclean [2839] of [1223] itself [1438]: but [1508] to him that esteemeth [3049] any thing [5100] to be [1511] unclean [2839], to him [1565] it is unclean [2839].
31 And God [0430] saw [07200] every thing that [0834] he had made [06213], and, behold, it was very [03966] good [02896]. And the evening [06153] and the morning [01242] were the sixth [08345] day [03117].
6 Be careful [3309] for nothing [3367]; but [235] in [1722] every thing [3956] by prayer [4335] and [2532] supplication [1162] with [3326] thanksgiving [2169] let [1107] your [5216] requests [155] be made known [1107] unto [4314] God [2316].
20 Giving thanks [2168] always [3842] for [5228] all things [3956] unto God [2316] and [2532] the Father [3962] in [1722] the name [3686] of our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547];
31 Whether [1535] therefore [3767] ye eat [2068], or [1535] drink [4095], or [1535] whatsoever [5100] ye do [4160], do [4160] all [3956] to [1519] the glory [1391] of God [2316].
31 And God [0430] saw [07200] every thing that [0834] he had made [06213], and, behold, it was very [03966] good [02896]. And the evening [06153] and the morning [01242] were the sixth [08345] day [03117].
31 And God [0430] saw [07200] every thing that [0834] he had made [06213], and, behold, it was very [03966] good [02896]. And the evening [06153] and the morning [01242] were the sixth [08345] day [03117].
18 And to rule [04910] over the day [03117] and over the night [03915], and to divide [0914] the light [0216] from the darkness [02822]: and God [0430] saw [07200] that it was good [02896].
12 And the earth [0776] brought forth [03318] grass [01877], and herb [06212] yielding [02232] seed [02233] after his kind [04327], and the tree [06086] yielding [06213] fruit [06529], whose seed [02233] was in itself, after his kind [04327]: and God [0430] saw [07200] that it was good [02896].
10 And God [0430] called [07121] the dry [03004] land Earth [0776]; and the gathering together [04723] of the waters [04325] called [07121] he Seas [03220]: and God [0430] saw [07200] that it was good [02896].
31 Whether [1535] therefore [3767] ye eat [2068], or [1535] drink [4095], or [1535] whatsoever [5100] ye do [4160], do [4160] all [3956] to [1519] the glory [1391] of God [2316].
30 For [1161] if [1487] I [1473] by grace [5485] be a partaker [3348], why [5101] am I evil spoken of [987] for that [5228] for which [3739] I [1473] give thanks [2168]?
26 For [1063] the earth [1093] is the Lord's [2962], and [2532] the fulness [4138] thereof [846].
25 Whatsoever [3956] is sold [4453] in [1722] the shambles [3111], that eat [2068], asking [350] no [3367] question [350] for [1223] conscience [4893] sake [1223]:
15 For [1063] if [1487] the casting away [580] of them [846] be the reconciling [2643] of the world [2889], what [5101] shall the receiving [4356] of them be, but [1508] life [2222] from [1537] the dead [3498]?
15 And [2532] the voice [5456] spake unto [4314] him [846] again [3825] [1537] the second time [1208], What [3739] God [2316] hath cleansed [2511], that call [2840] not [3361] thou [4771] common [2840].
15 Who [3739] is [2076] the image [1504] of the invisible [517] God [2316], the firstborn [4416] of every [3956] creature [2937]:
17 Therefore [5620] if any man [1536] be in [1722] Christ [5547], he is a new [2537] creature [2937]: old things [744] are passed away [3928]; behold [2400], all things [3956] are become [1096] new [2537].
19 For [1063] the earnest expectation [603] of the creature [2937] waiteth [553] for the manifestation [602] of the sons [5207] of God [2316].
9 And [2532] the third part [5154] of the creatures [2938] which [3588] were in [1722] the sea [2281], and had [2192] life [5590], died [599]; and [2532] the third part [5154] of the ships [4143] were destroyed [1311].
13 And [2532] every [3956] creature [2938] which [3739] is [2076] in [1722] heaven [3772], and [2532] on [1722] the earth [1093], and [2532] under [5270] the earth [1093], and [2532] such as [3739] are [2076] in [1909] the sea [2281], and [2532] all [3956] that are in [1722] them [846], heard I [191] saying [3004], Blessing [2129], and [2532] honour [5092], and [2532] glory [1391], and [2532] power [2904], be unto him that sitteth [2521] upon [1909] the throne [2362], and [2532] unto the Lamb [721] for [1519] ever [165] and ever [165].
18 Of his own will [1014] begat he [616] us [2248] with the word [3056] of truth [225], that [1519] we [2248] should be [1511] a kind [5100] of firstfruits [536] of his [846] creatures [2938].