3 prohibiting marriage, abstaining from foods, which God has created to be accepted with thanksgiving by the faithful and by those who have understood the truth.
4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected which is received with thanksgiving;
5 for it has been sanctified by the Word of God and by prayer.
6 By proposing these things to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished by words of faith, and by the good doctrine that you have secured.
7 But avoid the silly fables of old women. And exercise yourself so as to advance in piety.
8 For the exercise of the body is somewhat useful. But piety is useful in all things, holding the promise of life, in the present and in the future.
9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of full acceptance.