1 Timothy 6:5

1 Timothy 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
• New International Version (NIV)and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
• New King James Version (NKJV)useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.

Context of 1 Timothy 6:5

3Some people teach a false message that is different. Their message does not agree with the true message that our Lord Jesus Christ taught. They do not teach people to live in a way that pleases God. 4People like that think that they are very clever. But they do not really understand anything. They like to argue about things which are not important. They like to quarrel about words. As a result, people become jealous of one another, and they become angry with each other. They insult other people and they think bad things about them. Their minds have become confused and they argue all the time. They refuse to believe God's true message. They think that they will become rich if they say that they are serving God. 6What makes our life really rich? We should serve God in a way that pleases him and be happy with the things that we have. 7When we were born, we brought nothing with us into this world. When we die, we cannot take anything with us out of the world.

1 Timothy 6:5 word by word

διαπαρατριβαὶ διεφθαρμένων ἀνθρώπων τὸν νοῦν καὶ ἀπεστερημένων τῆς ἀληθείας, νομιζόντων πορισμὸν εἶναι τὴν εὐσέβειανRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Perverse disputingsπαραδιατριβήparadiatribē · contentionG3859
• of menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• of corruptδιαφθείρωdiaphtheirō · to destroyG1311
• mindsνοῦςnous · mindG3563
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• destituteἀποστερέωapostereō · to defraudG650
• of the truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• supposing thatνομίζωnomizō · to thinkG3543
• gainπορισμόςporismos · gainG4200
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• godlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeia · pietyG2150
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• suchτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• withdraw thyselfἀφίστημιaphistēmi · to leaveG868

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 6:5

• 1 Timothy 1:6But certain people have failed to live in that way. They would rather talk about things that do not help anyone.
• 1 Corinthians 11:16Some people may want to argue about this. But I have told you what we do. And all of God's people in the different churches do the same thing.
• Matthew 7:17Good fruit grows on a tree that is good. Bad fruit grows on a tree that is not good.
• Matthew 12:33Then Jesus said, ‘To have good fruit you must have a good tree. If you have a bad tree, then you will get bad fruit from it. You can know all about a tree by the kind of fruit that it makes.
• John 3:19God's Son has brought light into the world. But some people did not love the light. They loved the dark instead. That was because they were doing evil things. That is why God has decided to punish those people.
• Ephesians 4:17So I say this to you. I am sure that I have the Lord's authority to say it. You must not live any longer like the Gentile people who do not know God. They do whatever their silly ideas teach them to do.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8Then the man who is against God will appear. But the Lord Jesus will come, and he will kill that man. Jesus will blow him away with breath from his mouth. When Jesus appears with great power, that enemy of God will be there no longer!
• 2 Timothy 3:8These are people who speak against God's true message, in the same way that Jannes and Jambres spoke against Moses. Their minds have become confused. The way that they serve God is false.
• Hebrews 3:12So be careful, my Christian friends. Do not refuse to trust God. That would be a very bad thing to do. Do not turn away from the God who lives for ever.
• 2 John 1:8So be careful! Do not believe their lies. Do not lose the good things that we have worked for. Make sure that you receive all the good things that God has promised to give you.
• 1 Timothy 6:6What makes our life really rich? We should serve God in a way that pleases him and be happy with the things that we have.
• 1 Timothy 3:3He should not drink too much wine. He must not get angry quickly or quarrel with people. Instead he should be kind to people. He must not want lots of money.
• 2 Kings 5:20Elisha's servant, Gehazi, thought, ‘My master did not accept the gifts that Naaman offered to him. He made it too easy for that Syrian man. As surely as the Lord lives, I will run after him. I will accept a gift from him.’
• Isaiah 56:11They are like dogs who are always hungry. They eat a lot but they never have enough. They are like shepherds who do not understand what to do. They do whatever they want to do, so that it will help them get what they want.
• Jeremiah 6:13‘They all cheat other people to get what they want. Important people and ordinary people do that. Prophets and priests do that. They love to deceive people.
• Jeremiah 8:10I will give their wives to other men. Their fields will belong to other men. They all cheat other people to get what they want. Important people and ordinary people do that. Prophets and priests do that. They love to deceive people.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds - Disputations that cannot be settled, because their partisans will not listen to the truth; and they will not listen to the truth because their minds are corrupt. Both under the law and under the Gospel the true religion was: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength; and thy neighbor as thyself. Where, therefore, the love of God and man does not prevail, there there is no…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Perverse disputings - Margin, “gallings one of another.” In regard to the correct reading of this passage, see Bib. Repository, vol. iii. pp. 61,62. The word which is here used in the Received Text - ́ paradiatribē- occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It properly means “mis-employment;” then “idle occupation.” (Robinson‘s Lexicon) The verb from which this is derived means to “rub in pieces, to wear away;” and hence the word here used refers to what…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5who are devoid of the truth: Literally have been robbed of the truth; see 2 Timothy 2:18; 3:7, 8; 4:4; Titus 1:14. regard godliness as a means of gain: (see 1 Timothy 2:2; 3:8; 4:8; 6:3; see also 2 Timothy 3:2; Acts 8:9–25): It is uncertain how these false teachers thought they would profit. In the broader culture, many traveling teachers earned money through teaching. Abuse of this system was common, and people often accused them of teaching for "gain…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Perverse disputings--useless disputings. The oldest manuscripts read, "lasting contests" [Wiesinger]; "incessant collisions" [Alford]. "Strifes of words" had already been mentioned so that he would not be likely to repeat the same idea (as in the English Version reading) again. corrupt minds--Greek, "of men corrupted (depraved) in mind." The inmost source of the evil is in the perverted mind (1Ti 6:4; 2Ti 3:8; Tit 1:15). destitute of the truth--(Tit…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 6:5

• Avarice
• Church
• Company
• Covetousness
• Doctrines
• Envy
• Fellowship
• Minister, Christian
• Riches
• Strife
• Truth
• Word of God

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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