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1 Timothy 5:23The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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Μηκέτι ὑδροπότει, ἀλλὰ οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ διὰ τὸν στόμαχον καὶ τὰς πυκνάς σου ἀσθενείας.
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1 Timothy 5:23The Bible in Living English
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23 Do not keep on with water-drinking, but use a little wine on account of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
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1 Timothy 5:23American Standard Version
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23 Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
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1 Timothy 5:23The Emphasized Bible
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23 No longer be a water-drinker, But of a little wine make use Because of thy stomach and thy frequent sicknesses.
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1 Timothy 5:23King James Version
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23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
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1 Timothy Study Notes—Chapter 5New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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take a little wine: In Paul’s day, wine was known as an effective medicine. For example, it was used to relieve digestive problems and to treat wounds. (See study note on Lu 10:34.) In giving this advice, Paul showed a fatherly concern for Timothy, who was willing to persevere in God’s service despite his “frequent cases of sickness.” Both ancient and modern sources confirm the medicinal value of wine. Greek physician Hippocrates of Kos (c. 460-370 B.C.E.) recommended that as part of “the most reliable medicine,” “a little wine” be given to “a man whose constitution is not strong, but weaker than the average.” Aulus Cornelius Celsus, a Roman medical writer of the first century C.E., noted: “If anyone suffers from his stomach, . . . on an empty stomach he should not drink water but hot wine.”
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