Is exercise only of "little profit?"

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I often hear people quote 1 Timothy 4:8 to discourage exercise. Now, to be fair, those who quote it that way often do so with a grin. "Are you training for a race? Well, you know 'bodily discipline is only of little profit.'" But is that actually what the verse is saying? This is a first video in a new playlist on my YouTube Channel - "commonly misquoted verses."

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