1 Timothy 4:3 - Compare All Versions
1 Timothy 4:3 NIV (New International Version)
They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3 NLT (New Living Translation)
They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful people who know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3 KJV (King James Version)
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.
1 Timothy 4:3 NKJV (New King James Version)
forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:1-5 MSG (The Message)
The Spirit makes it clear that as time goes on, some are going to give up on the faith and chase after demonic illusions put forth by professional liars. These liars have lied so well and for so long that they’ve lost their capacity for truth. They will tell you not to get married. They’ll tell you not to eat this or that food—perfectly good food God created to be eaten heartily and with thanksgiving by believers who know better! Everything God created is good, and to be received with thanks. Nothing is to be sneered at and thrown out. God’s Word and our prayers make every item in creation holy.
1 Timothy 4:3 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3 AMP (Amplified Bible)
who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from [certain kinds of] foods which God has created to be gratefully shared by those who believe and have [a clear] knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3 NET (New English Translation)
They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.