Exercise, Bodily

(1 Tim. 4:8). An ascetic mortification of the flesh and denial of personal gratification (comp. Col. 2:23) to which some sects of the Jews, especially the Essenes, attached importance.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

(1 Tim. 4:8). An ascetic mortification of the flesh and denial of personal gratification (comp. Col. 2:23) to which some sects of the Jews, especially the Essenes, attached importance.

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1 Timothy 4:8 Colossians 2:23

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Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)