1 Timothy 6

(Ephesians 6:5–9; Colossians 3:22–25)

1All whoG3745 areG1510 underG5259 the yokeG2218 of slaveryG1401 should regardG2233 their mastersG1203 as fullyG3956 worthyG514 of honorG5092, so thatG2443 God’sG2316 nameG3686 andG2532 our teachingG1319 will not be discreditedG3361G987. 2Those whoG3588 haveG2192 believingG4103 mastersG1203 should not show disrespectG3361G2706 becauseG3754 they areG1510 brothersG80, butG235 should serveG1398 them all the moreG3123, sinceG3754 thoseG3588 receivingG482 their good serviceG2108 areG1510 belovedG27 believersG4103. TeachG1321 andG2532 encourageG3870 theseG3778 principles.

Reject False Doctrines

3IfG1487 anyoneG5100 teaches another doctrineG2085 andG2532 disagreesG3361G4334 with the soundG5198 wordsG3056 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 andG2532 withG2596 godlyG2150 teachingG1319, 4he is conceitedG5187 and understandsG1987 nothingG3367. InsteadG235, he has an unhealthy interestG3552 inG4012 controversiesG2214 andG2532 disputes about wordsG3055, out ofG1537 whichG3739 comeG1096 envyG5355, strifeG2054, abusive talkG988, evilG4190 suspicionsG5283, 5and constant frictionG3859 between menG444 of depravedG1311 mindG3563 who are devoidG650 of the truthG225. These men regardG3543 godlinessG2150 asG1510 a means of gainG4200.1

Godliness with Contentment

6Of courseG1161, godlinessG2150 withG3326 contentmentG841 isG1510 greatG3173 gainG4200. 7ForG1063 we broughtG1533 nothingG3762 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889, soG37542 we cannotG3761G1410 carryG1627 anything out of itG5100. 8ButG1161 if we haveG2192 foodG1305 andG2532 clothingG4629, we will be contentG714 with theseG3778.

9Those whoG3588 wantG1014 to be richG4147, howeverG1161, fallG1706 intoG1519 temptationG3986 andG2532 become ensnaredG3803 by manyG4183 foolishG453 andG2532 harmfulG983 desiresG1939 thatG3748 plungeG1036 them intoG1519 ruinG3639 andG2532 destructionG684. 10ForG1063 theG3588 love of moneyG5365 isG1510 the rootG4491 of all kindsG3956 of evilG2556. By cravingG3713 it, someG5100 have wanderedG635 away fromG575 theG3588 faithG4102 andG2532 piercedG4044 themselvesG1438 with manyG4183 sorrowsG3601.

Fight the Good Fight

11ButG1161 youG4771, OG5599 manG444 of GodG2316, flee fromG5343 these thingsG3778 andG1161 pursueG1377 righteousnessG1343, godlinessG2150, faithG4102, loveG26, perseveranceG5281, and gentlenessG4240. 12FightG75 theG3588 goodG2570 fightG73 of theG3588 faithG4102. Take holdG1949 of theG3588 eternalG166 lifeG2222 toG1519 whichG3739 you were calledG2564 when you made theG3588 goodG2570 confessionG3671 beforeG1799 manyG4183 witnessesG3144.

13I chargeG3853 youG4771 in the presenceG1799 of GodG2316, whoG3588 gives lifeG2225 toG3588 all thingsG3956, andG2532 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424, whoG3588 made theG3588 goodG2570 confessionG3671 in His testimonyG3140 beforeG1909 PontiusG4194 PilateG4091: 14KeepG5083G4771 this commandmentG1785 without stainG784 or reproachG423 untilG3360 theG3588 appearanceG2015 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 15whichG3739 theG3588 blessedG3107 andG2532 onlyG3441 SovereignG1413 One—theG3588 KingG935 ofG3588 kingsG936 andG2532 LordG2962 ofG3588 lordsG2961—will bring aboutG1166 in His ownG2398 timeG2540. 16He aloneG3441 isG2192 immortalG110 and dwellsG3611 in unapproachableG676 lightG5457. No oneG3762 has ever seenG3708 Him, norG3761 canG1410 anyone seeG3708 Him. ToG3739 Him be honorG5092 andG2532 eternalG166 dominionG2904! AmenG281.

A Charge to the Rich

(Proverbs 23:1–5; James 5:1–6)

17InstructG3853 those who areG3588 richG4145 inG1722 theG3588 presentG3568 ageG165 notG3361 to be conceitedG5309 and notG3366 to put their hopeG1679 inG1909 the uncertaintyG83 of wealthG4149, butG235 inG1909 GodG2316, whoG3588 richlyG4146 providesG3930 all thingsG3956 for usG1473 toG1519 enjoyG619. 18Instruct them to do goodG14, to be richG4147 inG1722 goodG2570 worksG2041, and to beG1510 generousG2130 and ready to shareG2843, 19treasuring upG597 for themselvesG1438 a firmG2570 foundationG2310 forG1519 theG3588 futureG3195, so thatG2443 they may take holdG1949 ofG3588 that which is trulyG3689 lifeG2222.

Guard the Faith

20OG5599 TimothyG5095, guardG5442 whatG3588 has been entrustedG3866 to you. AvoidG1624 irreverentG952, empty chatterG2757 andG2532 the opposing argumentsG477 of so-calledG5581 “knowledgeG1108,” 21whichG3739 someG5100 have professedG1861 and thus swerved awayG795 fromG4012 theG3588 faithG4102.

GraceG5485 be withG3326 you allG4771.3