1 Timothy 6:7

1 Timothy 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
• New International Version (NIV)For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

Context of 1 Timothy 6:7

5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain. 6Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. 8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. 9Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

1 Timothy 6:7 word by word

οὐδὲν γὰρ εἰσηνέγκαμεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον, ὅτι οὐδὲ ἐξενεγκεῖν τι δυνάμεθα·Read the interlinear

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• we broughtεἰσφέρωeispherō · to bring inG1533
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• soὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• we cannotοὐδέoude · norG3761
• we cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• carryἐκφέρωekpherō · to bring/carry outG1627
• anything out of itτιςtis · oneG5100

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 6:7

• Job 1:21saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
• Proverbs 27:24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
• Ecclesiastes 5:15As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
• Psalms 49:17For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
• Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7We brought nothing into this world - There are some sayings in Seneca which are almost verbatim with this of St. Paul: Nemo nascitur dives; quisquis exit in lucem jussus est lacte et panno esse contentus; Epist. xx, "No man is born rich; every one that comes into the world is commanded to be content with food and raiment." Excutit natura redeuntem, sicut intrantem; non licet plus auferre, quam intuleris; Epist., cap. ii. "Nature, in returning, shakes off…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For we brought nothing into this world … - A sentiment very similar to this occurs in Job 1:21 - and it would seem probable that the apostle had that passage in his eye; see the notes on that passage. Numerous expressions of this kind occur in the classic writers; see Wetstein, in loc., and Pricaeus, in loc. in the Critici Sacri. Of the truth of what is here said, there can be nothing more obvious. It is apparent to all. We bring no property with us into…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 Those that make a trade of Christianity to serve their turn for this world, will be disappointed; but those who mind it as their calling, will find it has the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. He that is godly, is sure to be happy in another world; and if contented with his condition in this world, he has enough; and all truly godly people are content. When brought into the greatest straits, we cannot be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-10This paragraph reveals that the true desire of false teachers is wealth, not God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. For--confirming the reasonableness of "contentment." and it is certain--Vulgate and other old versions support this reading. The oldest manuscripts, however, omit "and it is certain"; then the translation will be, "We brought nothing into the world (to teach us to remember) that neither can we carry anything out" (Job 1:21; Ec 5:15). Therefore, we should have no gain-seeking anxiety, the breeder of discontent (Mt 6:25).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 6:7

• Contentment
• Covetousness
• Death
• Minister, Christian
• Riches

In the dictionaries

• Babbling
• Confession
• Consent
• Content
• Contentment
• Covet
• Foolish
• Pierce
• Root
• Trust

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