Originally posted by standingfirminChrist:
Paul never told Peter to drink wine!
Sorry. My bad. Timothy.
Oh, wait, that was probably grape juice, too.
What saith the Scripture?
1Ti 5:23
(ALT) No longer be drinking water [only], _but_ be using a little wine, because of your stomach and your frequent infirmities.
(ASV) Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
(BBE) Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.
(CEV) Stop drinking only water. Take a little wine to help your stomach trouble and the other illnesses you always have.
(EMTV) No longer drink water only, but use a little wine on account of your stomach, and your frequent illnesses.
(ESV) (No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)
(GB) Drinke no longer water, but vse a litle wine for thy stomakes sake, and thine often infirmities.
(GNB) Do not drink water only, but take a little wine to help your digestion, since you are sick so often.
(GNT) Μηκέτι ὑδροπότει, ἀλλὰ οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ διὰ τὸν στόμαχόν σου καὶ τὰς πυκνάς σου ἀσθενείας.
(GNT-TR) μηκετι υδροποτει αλλ οινω ολιγω χρω δια τον στομαχον σου και τας πυκνας σου ασθενειας
(GNT-V) μηκετι υδροποτει Aαλλα TSBαλλ οινω ολιγω χρω δια τον στομαχον TSBσου και τας πυκνας σου ασθενειας
(GW) Stop drinking only water. Instead, drink a little wine for your stomach because you are frequently sick.
(ISV) Stop drinking only water, but use a little wine for your stomach because of your frequent illnesses.
(KJ2000) Drink no longer water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent illnesses.
(KJV) Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
(LITV) No longer drink water, but use a little wine on account of your stomach and your frequent infirmities.
(MKJV) Drink water no longer, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake, and for your frequent infirmities.
(MSG) And don't worry too much about what the critics will say. Go ahead and drink a little wine, for instance; it's good for your digestion, good medicine for what ails you.
(NASB) No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
(YLT) no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;