1 Timothy 6:1-19 ▼

1 As many as are under a yoke as slaves, let them esteem their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be blasphemed.

2 Now those having believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brothers; but rather, let them serve, because those being helped by the good work are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.

3 If anyone teaches another doctrine and does not draw near, being sound in the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching according to godliness,

4 he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but diseased about controversies and fights about words, out of which come envy, strife, slander, evil suspicions,

5 and constant arguing of men thoroughly corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, supposing godliness to be a means of gain.

6 But godliness with contentment is a means of great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into the world, because neither are we able to bring out anything.

8 But having sustenance and coverings, with these we will be content.

9 But those wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge men into ruin and destruction.

10 For the love of money is a root of all evils, which some, stretching after, were led astray away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

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

13 I charge you before God, the One giving life to all things, and Christ Jesus, the One having testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

14 for you to keep the commandment, without stain, above reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 which He will show in His own times, the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of those being kings and the Lord of those being lords,

16 the One alone having immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no one of men has seen nor is able to see, to whom be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

17 Charge the rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to have hoped on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, the One richly providing us all things for enjoyment;

18 to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous in distributing, ready to share,

19 treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for that which is about to be, so that they may lay hold of that which is truly life.