1 Timothy 6
1 As many as are under the yoke of slavery should consider their own owners to be worthy of full respect, so that God's name and doctrine not be slandered.
As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of;
2 Those who have owners who are believers must not disregard them because they are brothers; instead they must serve them even better, because those receiving the good service are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
and those having believing masters, let them not slight [them], because they are brethren, but rather let them serve, because they are stedfast and beloved, who of the benefit are partaking. These things be teaching and exhorting;
3 If anyone teaches differently and does not consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine that accords with godliness,
if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words — those of our Lord Jesus Christ — and to the teaching according to piety,
4 he is conceited and understands nothing. Rather he is obsessed with controversies and hair-splitting word battles, from which come envy, strife, slanderings, evil suspicions,
he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,
5 constant wranglings of men with corrupted minds and destitute of the Truth, who suppose that godliness is a means to financial gain. Keep away from such people.
wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;
6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain.
but it is great gain — the piety with contentment;
7 We brought nothing into the world and it is certain that neither can we take anything out.
for nothing did we bring into the world — [it is] manifest that we are able to carry nothing out;
8 So having food and clothing we will be content with that.
but having food and raiment — with these we shall suffice ourselves;
9 But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful desires, that plunge people into ruin and loss;
and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,
10 because the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil; in their greediness some have been led away from the faith and have impaled themselves on many distresses.
for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;
11 But you, O man of God, flee these things; rather pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.
and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;
12 Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life into which you were called—indeed, you confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)
be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)
13 In the presence of the God who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you
I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,
14 to keep this commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 which He will manifest at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and the Lord of lords;
which in His own times He shall shew — the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,
16 who alone has immortality, residing in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see; to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen. (aiōnios g166)
who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom [is] honour and might age-during! Amen. (aiōnios g166)
17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be haughty, nor to rely upon the uncertainty of riches but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; (aiōn g165)
Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; — (aiōn g165)
18 they are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous sharers
to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,
19 —storing up for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, so that they may lay hold on the eternal life.
treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.
20 O Timothy, guard the deposit! Turn away from the godless, empty chatter and inconsistencies of what is falsely called ‘science’
O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,
21 —by professing it some have erred concerning the Faith. The Grace be with you. Amen.
which certain professing — concerning the faith did swerve; the grace [is] with you. Amen.
