1 Timothy 4:6 (WEB)
If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
Catechism · 1
“"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;” — Catechism footnote: Cf. 1 Tim 4:3-9; 2 Tim 2:22.
Fathers and councils · 3
Athanasius of Alexandria
“If it is bent toward virtue, it will be nourished by virtues, by righteousness, by temperance, by meekness, by fortitude, as Paul saith; ‘Being nourished by the word of truth.’” — editor's note: 1 Tim. iv. 6.
Read the whole comment“And in the second, ‘Preserve thou the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.’” — editor's note: 1 Tim. iv. 6; 2 Tim. i. 13.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Exercise yourselves unto godliness: for bodily exercise profiteth little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having the promise of the life which now is, and that which is to come.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. iv. 6–8.
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