< 1 Timothy 6 >

1 Let all who are under the yoke of slavery hold their own masters to be deserving of honour, so that the name of God and the Christian teaching may not be spoken against.
LET as many slaves as are under the yoke account their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed.
2 And those who have believing masters should not be wanting in respect towards them because they are their brethren, but should serve them all the more willingly because those who profit by the faithful service rendered are believers and are friends.
But they who have believing masters, let them not think less of them, because they are brethren; but serve them the rather, because they are faithful and beloved, who have equally partaken of the benefit. These things teach and enjoin.
3 So teach and exhort. If any one is a teacher of any other kind of doctrine, and refuses assent to wholesome instructions--those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and the teaching that harmonizes with true godliness,
If any man teach another doctrine, and attend not to the sound words, which are those of Jesus Christ our Lord, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
4 he is puffed up with pride and has no true knowledge, but is crazy over discussions and controversies about words which give rise to envy, quarrelling, revilings, ill-natured suspicions,
he is conceited, knowing nothing, but delirious with disputes and quarrels about words, from whence come wrath, contentions, evil speakings, wrong suspicions,
5 and persistent wranglings on the part of people whose intellects are disordered and they themselves blinded to all knowledge of the truth; who imagine that godliness means gain.
perverse wranglings of men corrupt in mind, and destitute of truth, who think to make gain of godliness; depart from such men.
6 And godliness is gain, when associated with contentment;
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 for we brought nothing into the world, nor can we carry anything out of it;
For that we brought nothing into the world is evident, neither can we carry any thing out of it.
8 and if we have food and clothing, with these we will be satisfied.
Having then food and raiment, let us be therewith content.
9 But people who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many unwise and pernicious ways which sink mankind in destruction and ruin.
For they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful passions, which sink men in the abyss of destruction and perdition.
10 For from love of money all sorts of evils arise; and some have so hankered after money as to be led astray from the faith and be pierced through with countless sorrows.
For the love of money is the root of all evils, which some coveting, have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
11 But you, O man of God, must flee from these things; and strive for uprightness, godliness, good faith, love, fortitude, and a forgiving temper.
But thou, O man of God, flee from these things; but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12 Exert all your strength in the honourable struggle for the faith; lay hold of the Life of the Ages, to which you were called, when you made your noble profession of faith before many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)
Strain every nerve in the noble conflict of faith, lay fast hold on eternal life, unto which also thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)
13 I charge you--as in the presence of God who gives life to all creatures, and of Christ Jesus who at the bar of Pontius Pilate made a noble profession of faith--
I conjure thee in the presence of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who witnessed that noble confession before Pontius Pilate;
14 that you keep God's commandments stainlessly and without reproach till the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
that thou observe this injunction spotless, irreproachable, unto the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
15 For, as its appointed time, this will be brought about by the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
which in his own appointed times he will shew forth, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
16 who alone possesses immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, and whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be eternal honour and power! Amen. (aiōnios g166)
who alone possesseth immortality, inhabiting light inaccessible, whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and glory eternal. Amen. (aiōnios g166)
17 Impress on those who are rich in the present age that they must not be haughty nor set their hopes on riches--that unstable foundation--but on God who provides us richly with all things for our enjoyment. (aiōn g165)
Charge the rich in this world not to be lifted up with pride, nor to trust on the stability of wealth, but on the living God, who giveth us richly all things for our enjoyment; (aiōn g165)
18 They must be beneficent, rich in noble deeds, open-handed and liberal;
to do good, to be rich in generous actions, to take pleasure in liberality, ready to distribute;
19 storing up for themselves that which shall be a solid foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of the Life which is life indeed.
laying up treasure for themselves a noble foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
20 O Timothy, guard the truths entrusted to you, shunning irreligious and frivolous talk, and controversy with what is falsely called 'knowledge';
O Timothy, guard the sacred deposit, avoiding profane trifling talk, and antitheses of misnamed science:
21 of which some have spoken boastfully in connexion with the true faith, and have erred. Grace be with you all.
which some affecting have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee.―Amen. The first epistle was written from Laodicea, which is the metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana.

< 1 Timothy 6 >