5. for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
6. If thou put these things before the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, unto which thou hast attained.
7. But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
8. For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
9. The Word is faithful and worthy of acceptation by all.