1 Timothy 6:1-13 ▼

1 Let as many as are slaves under a yoke account their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.

2 And let those having believing masters not despise them, because they are brethren; but let them serve them the more, because they are faithful and beloved, who are partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

3 If anyone teaches otherwise, and consents not to healthful words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching according to godliness,

4 he has become puffed up, knowing nothing, but morbid about questions and word-battles, out of which come envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

5 wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing godliness to be a source of gain.

6 But godliness with contentment is a great source of gain;

7 for nothing have we brought into the world, neither can we carry anything out;

8 but, having food and raiment, with these we shall be content.

9 But those, purposing to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful desires, which, indeed, sink men into destruction and perdition.

10 For the love of money is a root of all the evils; which some reaching after wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

11 But do you, O man of God, flee these things: but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, mildness.

12 Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, to which you were called, and confessed a good confession before many witnesses.

13 I charge you before God who preserves alive all things, and Christ Jesus Who before Pontius Pilate testified a good confession,