Christian Standard Bible
1 Timothy 6:9
9But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Context of 1 Timothy 6:9
7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out. 8If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 11But you, man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.
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Οἱ δὲ βουλόμενοι πλουτεῖν ἐμπίπτουσιν εἰς πειρασμὸν καὶ παγίδα καὶ ἐπιθυμίας πολλὰς ἀνοήτους καὶ βλαβεράς, αἵτινες βυθίζουσιν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους εἰς ὄλεθρον καὶ ἀπώλειαν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- they that willβούλομαιboulomai · to planG1014
- be richπλουτέωplouteō · be richG4147
- fallἐμπίπτωempiptō · to fall intoG1706
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- temptationπειρασμόςpeirasmos · temptation/testing: temptationG3986
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- a snareπαγίςpagis · trapG3803
- manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- foolishἀνόητοςanoētos · foolishG453
- hurtfulβλαβερόςblaberos · harmfulG983
- lustsἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939
- whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- drownβυθίζωbuthizō · to sinkG1036
- menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- destructionὄλεθροςolethros · destructiveG3639
- perditionἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684
Cross-references for 1 Timothy 6:9
- Genesis 13:10Lot looked out and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the Lord’s garden and the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
- Numbers 22:17for I will greatly honor you and do whatever you ask me. So please come and put a curse on these people for me! ’”
- Joshua 7:11Israel has sinned. They have violated my covenant that I appointed for them. They have taken some of what was set apart. They have stolen, deceived, and put those things with their own belongings.
- 2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “My master has let this Aramean Naaman off lightly by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
- Proverbs 15:27The one who profits dishonestly troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gained prematurely will not be blessed ultimately.
- Proverbs 21:6Making a fortune through a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.
- Proverbs 22:16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich — both lead only to poverty.
- Proverbs 28:20A faithful person will have many blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.
- Isaiah 5:8Woe to those who add house to house and join field to field until there is no more room and you alone are left in the land.
- Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to extort with dishonest scales in his hands.
- Amos 8:4Hear this, you who trample on the needy and do away with the poor of the land,
- Zechariah 11:5Those who buy them slaughter them but are not punished. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the Lord because I have become rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion for them.
- Matthew 13:22Now the one sown among the thorns — this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Matthew 19:22When the young man heard that, he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
- Matthew 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” So they weighed out thirty pieces of silver for him.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9But they that will be rich - ̔ . The words are emphatic, and refer to persons who are determined to get riches; who make this their object and aim in life; who live to get money; who get all they can, save all they can, and keep all they get; and yet are apprehensive of no danger, because they seek to be rich by honest means; for it is likely that the apostle does not refer to those who wish to get riches by robbery, plunder, extortion, etc. By the term…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9But they that will be rich - Further to enforce the duty of contentment, the apostle refers to some of the evils which necessarily attend a desire to be rich. Those evils have been so great and uniform in all ages, and are so necessary accompaniments of that desire, that, even amidst many inconveniences which may attend the opposite condition, we should he contented with our lot. Indeed, if we could see all, it would only be necessary to see the evils…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. 99. will be rich--have more than "food and raiment." Greek, "wish to be rich"; not merely are willing, but are resolved, and earnestly desire to have riches at any cost (Pr 28:20, 22). This wishing (not the riches themselves) is fatal to "contentment" (1Ti 6:6). Rich men are not told to cast away their riches, but not to "trust" in them, and to "do good" with them (1Ti 6:17, 18; Psa 62:10). fall into temptation--not merely "are exposed to temptation," but…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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