1 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 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 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 proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings, 5 wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such; 6 but it is great gain — the piety with contentment; 7 for nothing did we bring into the world — [it is] manifest that we are able to carry nothing out; 8 but having food and raiment — with these we shall suffice ourselves; 9 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 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 and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness; 12 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. 13 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 that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 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 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. 17 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; — 18 to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate, 19 treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during. 20 O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge, 21 which certain professing — concerning the faith did swerve; the grace [is] with you. Amen.
1 Timothy · Young's Literal Translation
1 Timothy 6 Young's Literal Translation
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Peter 2:17–20; Titus 2:5; Ephesians 6:5–8; Titus 2:8–10; 1 Corinthians 7:21–22
- 2 1 Timothy 4:11; Colossians 4:1; Genesis 16:4–5; Matthew 23:8; Galatians 3:26–29
- 3 1 Timothy 1:3; 1 Timothy 1:10; Romans 16:17; Titus 1:9; 2 Timothy 4:3
- 4 2 Timothy 2:23; 2 Timothy 3:4; 1 Timothy 3:6; 2 Timothy 2:14; Jude 10
- 5 2 Timothy 3:5; 2 Peter 2:3; Titus 1:11; Titus 1:15–16; 2 Timothy 3:8
- 6 Hebrews 13:5; 1 Timothy 6:8; Philippians 4:11–13; Proverbs 16:8; Luke 12:31–32
- 7 Job 1:21; Psalm 49:17; Luke 12:20–21; Ecclesiastes 5:15–16; Proverbs 27:24
- 8 Hebrews 13:5–6; Matthew 6:11; Matthew 6:25–33; Proverbs 30:8–9; Genesis 28:20
- 9 1 John 2:15–17; Proverbs 15:27; Proverbs 28:20–22; Acts 8:20; 1 Timothy 3:7
- 10 Proverbs 1:19; 1 Timothy 6:9; Psalm 32:10; Proverbs 1:31; Titus 1:11
- 11 2 Timothy 2:22; 2 Timothy 3:17; 1 Timothy 4:12; Hebrews 12:14; 2 Peter 1:5–7
- 12 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Timothy 1:18; 1 Corinthians 9:25–26; 2 Timothy 4:7; Ephesians 6:10–18
- 13 John 18:36–37; Matthew 27:11; 1 Timothy 5:21; Revelation 1:5; John 5:21
- 14 2 Peter 3:14; 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 9:28; Titus 2:13
- 15 Revelation 19:16; Revelation 17:14; 1 Timothy 1:17; Psalm 47:2; Jeremiah 10:10
- 16 1 Timothy 1:17; John 1:18; 1 John 1:5; Colossians 1:15; Psalm 90:2
- 17 Proverbs 11:28; Acts 14:17; Matthew 19:23; James 1:9–10; Proverbs 27:24
- 18 Hebrews 13:16; 1 John 3:17; Romans 12:8; Psalm 37:3; Luke 12:21
- 19 Matthew 6:19–21; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 2:19; Luke 16:9; 1 Peter 1:4
- 20 Colossians 2:8; 2 Timothy 2:16; 2 Timothy 1:12–14; Colossians 2:18; 2 Timothy 3:14–16
- 21 2 Timothy 2:18; 2 Timothy 4:22; 1 Timothy 1:6; 1 Timothy 6:10; 1 Timothy 1:19
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
A teacher has need not only of authority, but of gentleness, and not only of gentleness, but of authority. And all these the blessed Paul teaches, at one time saying, "These things command and teach" (1 Tim. iv.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
"But the love of money is the root of all evils." Knowing, therefore, that "as we brought nothing into the world, so we can carry nothing out," let us arm ourselves with the armour of righteousness; and let us teach, first of all, ourselves to walk in the commandments of the Lord.
For by deeds the better man appears, as I have already remarked; and, inasmuch as these men have no works of their father to adduce, the latter is shown to be God alone. But if any one, "doting about questions," do imagine that what the apostles have declared about God should be allegorized, let him consider my previous statements, in …
… us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life." They who were making such a use of their property have been consoled for light …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
We draw nigh unto God, "who dwelleth in the light, which no man can approach unto." And we draw nigh unto Him for deliverance from hell, for remission of sins, for escape from those in tolerable punishments, for attaining to the Heavens, and to the good things that are there.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)