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1 Timothy 6:11
11But as for you, O man of God, flee from these things; aim at and pursue righteousness [true goodness, moral conformity to the character of God], godliness [the fear of God], faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness.
1 Timothy 6:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
- New International Version (NIV)But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.
Context of 1 Timothy 6:11
9But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery]. 10For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows. But as for you, O man of God, flee from these things; aim at and pursue righteousness [true goodness, moral conformity to the character of God], godliness [the fear of God], faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness. 12Fight the good fight of the faith [in the conflict with evil]; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and [for which] you made the good confession [of faith] in the presence of many witnesses. 13I solemnly charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and [in the presence] of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession [in His testimony] before Pontius Pilate,
Read all of 1 Timothy 61 Timothy 6:11 word by word
Σὺ δέ, ὦ ἄνθρωπε θεοῦ, ταῦτα φεῦγε, δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύνην, εὐσέβειαν, πίστιν, ἀγάπην, ὑπομονήν, πραϋπαθίαν·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- thouσύsu · youG4771
- Oὦō · oh!G5599
- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- of Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- fleeφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
- these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- follow afterδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
- righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
- godlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeia · pietyG2150
- faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
- loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
- patienceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
- meeknessπραΰτηςprautēs · gentlenessG4240
Cross-references for 1 Timothy 6:11
- 2 Timothy 2:22Run away from youthful lusts—pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those [believers] who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- 1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, guard and keep safe the deposit [of godly truth] entrusted to you, turn away from worldly and godless chatter [with its profane, empty words], and the contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge”—
- Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
- 1 Samuel 2:27Then a man of God (prophet) came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Did I not plainly reveal Myself to the house of your father (ancestor) when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house?
- 1 Samuel 9:6The servant said to him, “Look here, in this city there is a man of God, and the man is held in honor; everything that he says comes true. Now let us go there; perhaps he can advise us about our journey [and tell us where we should go].”
- 1 Kings 13:1Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word (command) of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar [which he had built] to burn incense.
- 1 Kings 17:18So she said to Elijah, “What [problem] is there between you and me, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to mind and to put my son to death?”
- 1 Kings 20:28A man of God approached and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the Arameans have said, “The Lord is a god of the hills, but He is not a god of the valleys,” I will give this great army into your hand, and you shall know [by experience] that I am the Lord.’ ”
- 2 Kings 1:9Then the king sent to Elijah a captain of fifty with his fifty [fighting men to seize the prophet]. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the top of a hill. And the captain said to him, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’ ”
- 2 Kings 5:20when Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “My master has spared this Naaman the Aramean (Syrian), by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
- 2 Kings 23:17Then Josiah said, “What is this monument (gravestone) that I see?” The men of the city told him, “It is the grave of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which you have done to the altar of Bethel.”
- 1 Chronicles 23:14But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were counted among the tribe of Levi.
- 2 Chronicles 8:14Now in accordance with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering and serving before the priests as every day required, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for David the man of God had so commanded.
- Nehemiah 12:24The heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, and their brothers opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, as commanded by David the man of God, [one] division [singing] in response to [the men in the opposite] division.
- Jeremiah 35:4and I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was near the chamber of the princes, above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum the doorkeeper.
- 2 Timothy 3:17so that the man of God may be complete and proficient, outfitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11But thou, O man of God - Thou, who hast taken God for thy portion, and art seeking a city that hath foundations, whose builder is the living God, flee these things. Escape for thy life. Even thou art not out of the reach of the love of money. How many of the ministers of religion have been ruined by this! And how much has religion itself suffered by their love of money! Follow after righteousness - Justice and uprightness in all thy dealings with men…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11But thou, O man of God, flee these things - These allurements of wealth, and these sad consequences which the love of gold produces. And follow after righteousness, - Make these the grand object of your pursuit. On the virtues here enumerated, see the notes on Galatians 5:22-23.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 It ill becomes any men, but especially men of God, to set their hearts upon the things of this world; men of God should be taken up with the things of God. There must be a conflict with corruption, and temptations, and the powers of darkness. Eternal life is the crown proposed for our encouragement. We are called to lay hold thereon. To the rich must especially be pointed out their dangers and duties, as to the proper use of wealth. But who…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-16Before ending the discussion on wealth, Paul urges Timothy to live an innocent life. Paul encourages Timothy to flee the desire for wealth.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. But thou--in contrast to the "some" (1Ti 6:10). man of God--who hast God as thy true riches (Ge 15:1; Psa 16:5; La 3:24). Applying primarily to Timothy as a minister (compare 2Pe 1:21), just as the term was used of Moses (De 33:1), Samuel (1Sa 9:6), Elijah, and Elisha; but, as the exhortation is as to duties incumbent also on all Christians, the term applies secondarily to him (so 2Ti 3:17) as a Christian man born of God (Jas 1:18; 1Jo 5:1), no longer…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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