Bible Dictionary: Godliness

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Easton's Bible Dictionary

The whole of practical piety (1 Timothy 4:8; 2 Peter 1:6). "It supposes knowledge, veneration, affection, dependence, submission, gratitude, and obedience." In 1 Timothy 3:16 it denotes the substance of revealed religion.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) Careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of God; the state or quality of being godly; piety.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

GODLINESS; GODLY

god'-li-nes, god'-li (eusebeia, eusebes, eusebos): In the Old Testament the word rendered "godly" in Psalm 4:3; Psalm 32:6 (chacidh) is literally, "kind," then "pious" (the Revised Version, margin renders it in the former passage, "one that he favoreth"). Sometimes in both the Old Testament and the New Testament a periphrasis is employed, "of God," "according to God" (e.g. "godly sorrow," 2 Corinthians 7:10). Godliness, as denoting character and conduct determined by the principle of love or fear of God in the heart, is the summing up of genuine religion. There can be no true religion without it: only a dead "form" (2 Timothy 3:5). The term is a favorite one in the Pastoral Epistles. The incarnation is "the mystery of godliness" (1 Timothy 3:16).

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Greek

2150. eusebeia -- piety
... piety. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: eusebeia Phonetic Spelling:
(yoo-seb'-i-ah) Short Definition: piety, godliness Definition: piety (towards ...
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2317. theosebeia -- fear of God
... theosebeia Phonetic Spelling: (theh-os-eb'-i-ah) Short Definition: reverence for
God Definition: reverence for God, fear of God, godliness, piety. ... godliness. ...
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3742. hosiotes -- piety, holiness
... holiness. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hosiotes Phonetic Spelling:
(hos-ee-ot'-ace) Short Definition: holiness, godliness, piety Definition ...
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2158. euschemon -- comely
... 2158 ("comely") focuses on the outward of godliness, ie as being (encouraging)
to others which attracts attention in a positive way. ...
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Topical Bible Verses

1 Timothy 4:8
For bodily exercise profits little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
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2 Timothy 3:5
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
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2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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James 1:27
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
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Galatians 5:14
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
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Jude 1:4
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Library

Godliness
Godliness. <. Godliness Catherine Booth. Produced by Avinash Kothare,
Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online ...
//christianbookshelf.org/booth/godliness/

The Great Gain of Godliness
... THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS THE GREAT GAIN OF GODLINESS. 'And Judah and Israel
dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the great gain of godliness.htm

Religion not Godliness
... RELIGION NOT GODLINESS. ... That comes of thinking more of religion than we do of
godliness"in plain words, more of our own souls than we do of Jesus Christ. ...
/.../kingsley/twenty-five village sermons/sermon ii religion not godliness.htm

Religion or Godliness? December 15.
... Religion or Godliness? December 15. This is the especial curse of our
day, that religion does not mean, as it used, the service ...
/.../kingsley/daily thoughts /religion or godliness december 15.htm

Summary and Conclusory --Concerning Godliness.
... The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians. Chapter LXII."Summary
and Conclusory"Concerning Godliness. Concerning the things ...
/.../chapter lxii summary and conclusoryconcerning godliness.htm

Godliness, not Gain, the True Riches.
... The Second Epistle of Clement. Chapter XX."Godliness, Not Gain, the True
Riches. But let it not even trouble your mind, that we ...
/.../keith/the epistles of clement/chapter xx godliness not gain the.htm

"Doctrine According to Godliness. "
... Homily IV. Chapter XIV.""Doctrine According to Godliness.". "This doctrine,
even if it also be mythical, being pious, would not ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xiv doctrine according to godliness.htm

Godliness
... Title Page. GODLINESS. BEING. REPORTS OF A SERIES OF ADDRESSES DELIVERED AT JAMES'S
HALL, LONDON, W., During 1881,. BY. MRS. CATHERINE BOOTH. ...
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Knowing, My Beloved Marcianus, Your Desire to Walk in Godliness...
... THE DEMONSTRATION OF THE APOSTOLIC PREACHING Chapter 1 Knowing, my beloved
Marcianus, your desire to walk in godliness� Knowing ...
/.../the demonstration of the apostolic preaching/chapter 1 knowing my beloved.htm

1 Timothy ii. 4-Feb
... thessalonians. Homily VII. 1 Timothy ii. 2-4. 1 Timothy ii.2-4 "That we may lead
a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For ...
/.../homily vii 1 timothy ii.htm

Thesaurus

Godliness (16 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GODLINESS; GODLY. ... The incarnation is "the mystery
of godliness" (1 Timothy 3:16). James Orr. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Exercise (35 Occurrences)
... 8; Ecclesiasticus 50:28); (3) "to train" or "discipline," gumnazo, "to use exercise,"
"to train up" (1 Timothy 4:7, "Exercise thyself unto godliness"; Hebrews 5 ...
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Godly (50 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GODLINESS; GODLY. ... The incarnation is "the mystery
of godliness" (1 Timothy 3:16). James Orr. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Faithful (136 Occurrences)
... 3. The Third "Saying": The third saying is that godliness has an influence that
is world-wide; it consists, not merely in holiness and in that fellowship and ...
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Sayings (134 Occurrences)
... 3. The Third "Saying": The third saying is that godliness has an influence that
is world-wide; it consists, not merely in holiness and in that fellowship and ...
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Gain (142 Occurrences)
... the knowledge of Christ"); porismos, "gain," "a source of gain" (1 Timothy 6:5,
6, where the apostle asserts, not "gain" (earthly) is godliness, but godliness...
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Useful (14 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). 1 Timothy 4:8 Train yourself in godliness. Exercise for the body
is not useless, but godliness is useful in every respect ...
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Gravity (3 Occurrences)
... word is translated "honesty" (the Revised Version (British and American) "gravity"),
"that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity ...
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Train (17 Occurrences)
... Give yourself training in religion: (Root in BBE RSV NIV). 1 Timothy 4:8
Train yourself in godliness. Exercise for the body is not ...
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Endurance (31 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 1:7 along with power of endurance, godliness; along with godliness, brotherly
affection; and along with brotherly affection, love. (WEY). ...
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Bible Concordance

Godliness (16 Occurrences)

Acts 3:12 When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, "You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?
(WEB ASV NIV)

1 Timothy 2:2 for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS NIV)

1 Timothy 2:10 but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS)

1 Timothy 3:16 Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS NIV)

1 Timothy 4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)

1 Timothy 4:8 For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 6:3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn't consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV)

1 Timothy 6:5 constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Timothy 3:5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS NIV)

Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Peter 1:3 seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Peter 1:6 and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience godliness;
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Peter 1:7 and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Peter 3:11 Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Godliness

Related Terms

Exercise (35 Occurrences)

Godly (50 Occurrences)

Faithful (136 Occurrences)

Sayings (134 Occurrences)

Gain (142 Occurrences)

Useful (14 Occurrences)

Gravity (3 Occurrences)

Train (17 Occurrences)

Endurance (31 Occurrences)