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Text -- 1 Timothy 6:6-21 (NET)
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6:6 Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit .
6:7 For we have brought nothing into this world and so we cannot take a single thing out either.
6:8 But if we have food and shelter , we will be satisfied with that .
6:9 Those who long to be rich , however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction .
6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evils . Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains .
6:11 But you , as a person dedicated to God , keep away from all that . Instead pursue righteousness , godliness , faithfulness , love , endurance , and gentleness .
6:12 Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses .
6:13 I charge you before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession before Pontius Pilate ,
6:14 to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ
6:15 –whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign , the King of kings and Lord of lords , will reveal at the right time .
6:16 He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light , whom no human has ever seen or is able to see . To him be honor and eternal power ! Amen .
6:17 Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches , which are uncertain , but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment .
6:18 Tell them to do good , to be rich in good deeds , to be generous givers , sharing with others .
6:19 In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life .
Conclusion
6:20 O Timothy , protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so-called “knowledge .”
6:21 By professing it, some have strayed from the faith . Grace be with you all.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Minister |
Riches |
Commandments |
Greed |
Life |
COVETOUSNESS |
Contentment |
Decision |
Meekness |
Jesus, The Christ |
Liberality |
Faith |
God |
Rich, The |
Works |
PASTORAL EPISTLES |
GAMES |
Light |
Backsliders |
Immortality |
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NET Notes -> 1Ti 6:7; 1Ti 6:8; 1Ti 6:10; 1Ti 6:10; 1Ti 6:11; 1Ti 6:11; 1Ti 6:12; 1Ti 6:12; 1Ti 6:12; 1Ti 6:13; 1Ti 6:13; 1Ti 6:13; 1Ti 6:13; 1Ti 6:14; 1Ti 6:14; 1Ti 6:14; 1Ti 6:15; 1Ti 6:17; 1Ti 6:17; 1Ti 6:18; 1Ti 6:18; 1Ti 6:19; 1Ti 6:19; 1Ti 6:19; 1Ti 6:20; 1Ti 6:20; 1Ti 6:20; 1Ti 6:21; 1Ti 6:21; 1Ti 6:21
NET Notes: 1Ti 6:7 The Greek conjunction ὅτι usually means “because,” but here it takes the sense “so that” (see BDAG 732 s.v. 5....
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NET Notes: 1Ti 6:10 Many translations render this “of all kinds of evil,” especially to allow for the translation “a root” along with it. But ther...
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NET Notes: 1Ti 6:13 Jesus’ good confession was his affirmative answer to Pilate’s question “Are you the king of the Jews?” (see Matt 27:11, Mark 1...
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NET Notes: 1Ti 6:14 The command refers to the duties laid upon Timothy for his ministry in Ephesus (1 Tim 1:3-20; 6:2c-5).
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NET Notes: 1Ti 6:15 Grk “which.” All of 1 Tim 6:15 is a relative clause which refers back to “appearing” in v.14. The phrase “whose appearin...
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