1 Timothy 6:1
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;
1 Timothy 6:2
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;
1 Timothy 6:3
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,
1 Timothy 6:4
he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,
1 Timothy 6:5
wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;
1 Timothy 6:6
but it is great gain--the piety with contentment;
1 Timothy 6:7
for nothing did we bring into the world-- it is manifest that we are able to carry nothing out;
1 Timothy 6:8
but having food and raiment--with these we shall suffice ourselves;
1 Timothy 6:9
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,
1 Timothy 6:10
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;
1 Timothy 6:11
and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;
1 Timothy 6:12
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.
1 Timothy 6:13
I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,
1 Timothy 6:14
that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
1 Timothy 6:15
which in His own times He shall shew--the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,
1 Timothy 6:16
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.
1 Timothy 6:17
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; --
1 Timothy 6:18
to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,
1 Timothy 6:19
treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.
1 Timothy 6:20
O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,
1 Timothy 6:21
which certain professing--concerning the faith did swerve; the grace is with you. Amen.