1 Timothy 5:23

23Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

23Do not go on drinking only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

23No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

23No longer 5:23 Timothy, whose mother was Jewish (Acts 16:1), may have voluntarily taken a lifelong vow to abstain from wine, as Nazirites (from the Hebrew “devoted” or “consecrated”) sometimes did (cf Samson, Judg 13:7). Evidently he never developed a tolerance for water, which was often contaminated and which, in the absence of wine, he would have to drink.continue drinking [only] water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

23Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

23Stop drinking only water. If your stomach is upset, drink a little wine. It can also help the other sicknesses you often have.