For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value for all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.
"Just as a skillful coach will often return to the basics of the sport to pull the team or a player out of a slump, Paul returns to the basics to keep this church on track." [Note: Towner, 1-2 Timothy . . ., p. 105.] 