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1 Timothy 6:4-11

4heispuffed up,knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367,butdotingaboutquestioningsanddisputesofwords, whereof comethenvyφθόνος,phthonosG5355,strifeἔρις,erisG2054, railings,evilπονηραί,ponēraiG4190surmisings,

5wranglingsofmenG444corruptedinmindνοῦνnounG3563andbereftofthetruthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,supposingthatgodlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150isG1510awayofgainπορισμὸνporismonG4200.

6ButgodlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeiaG2150withcontentmentisG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173gainπορισμὸςporismosG4200:

7forwebroughtG1533nothingintotheworldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,forneithercanwecarryἐξενεγκεῖνexenegkeinG1627anythingτιtiG5100out;

8buthavingfoodandcoveringweshallbetherewithcontentἀρκεσθησόμεθα.¶arkesthēsomethaG714.

9ButtheythataremindedtoberichπλουτεῖνplouteinG4147fallἐμπίπτουσινempiptousinG1706intoatemptationπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986andasnareπαγίδαpagidaG3803andmanyπολλὰςpollasG4183foolishἀνοήτουςanoētousG453andhurtfullustsG1939, suchasdrownmenG444indestructionἀπώλειαν.apōleianG684andperdition.

10FortheloveofmoneyisG1510arootῥίζαrhizaG4491ofallkindsofevilκακῶνkakōnG2556:whichsomereachingafterhavebeenG1510ledastrayfromthefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,andhavepiercedthemselvesthroughwithmanyπολλαῖς.¶pollaisG4183sorrows.

11Butthou,OmanἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,fleeφεῦγε,pheugeG5343thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778;andfollowafterrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,godlinessεὐσέβειαν,eusebeianG2150,faithπίστιν,pistinG4102,loveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,patience,meekness.

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