1 Timothy 6:11

1 Timothy 6:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
• New International Version (NIV)But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

Context of 1 Timothy 6:11

9But 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. 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,

1 Timothy 6:11 word by word

Σὺ δέ, ὦ ἄνθρωπε θεοῦ, ταῦτα φεῦγε, δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύνην, εὐσέβειαν, πίστιν, ἀγάπην, ὑπομονήν, πραϋπαθίαν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• Oὦō · oh!G5599
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• of Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• fleeφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• follow afterδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• godlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeia · pietyG2150
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• patienceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
• meeknessπραΰτηςprautēs · gentlenessG4240

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 6:11

• 2 Timothy 2:22So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
• 1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge,"
• Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death.
• 1 Samuel 2:27And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'Did I indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh?
• 1 Samuel 9:6But he said to him, "Behold, there is a man of God in this city, and he is a man who is held in honor; all that he says comes true. So now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us the way we should go."
• 1 Kings 13:1And behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make offerings.
• 1 Kings 17:18And she said to Elijah, "What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my son!"
• 1 Kings 20:28And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, "Thus says the Lord, 'Because the Syrians have said, "The Lord is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys," therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.'"
• 2 Kings 1:9Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty men with his fifty. He went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, "O man of God, the king says, 'Come down.'"
• 2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him."
• 2 Kings 23:17Then he said, "What is that monument that I see?" And the men of the city told him, "It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and predicted these things that you have done against the altar at Bethel."
• 1 Chronicles 23:14But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi.
• 2 Chronicles 8:14According to the ruling of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their offices of praise and ministry before the priests as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers in their divisions at each gate, for so David the man of God had commanded.
• Nehemiah 12:24And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch by watch.
• Jeremiah 35:4I brought them to the house of the Lord into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was near the chamber of the officials, above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold.
• 2 Timothy 3:17that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11But thou, O man of God - Thou, who hast taken God for thy portion, and art seeking a city that hath foundations, whose builder is the living God, flee these things. Escape for thy life. Even thou art not out of the reach of the love of money. How many of the ministers of religion have been ruined by this! And how much has religion itself suffered by their love of money! Follow after righteousness - Justice and uprightness in all thy dealings with men…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11But thou, O man of God, flee these things - These allurements of wealth, and these sad consequences which the love of gold produces. And follow after righteousness, … - Make these the grand object of your pursuit. On the virtues here enumerated, see the notes on Galatians 5:22-23.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 It ill becomes any men, but especially men of God, to set their hearts upon the things of this world; men of God should be taken up with the things of God. There must be a conflict with corruption, and temptations, and the powers of darkness. Eternal life is the crown proposed for our encouragement. We are called to lay hold thereon. To the rich must especially be pointed out their dangers and duties, as to the proper use of wealth. But who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-16Before ending the discussion on wealth, Paul urges Timothy to live an innocent life. Paul encourages Timothy to flee the desire for wealth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. But thou--in contrast to the "some" (1Ti 6:10). man of God--who hast God as thy true riches (Ge 15:1; Psa 16:5; La 3:24). Applying primarily to Timothy as a minister (compare 2Pe 1:21), just as the term was used of Moses (De 33:1), Samuel (1Sa 9:6), Elijah, and Elisha; but, as the exhortation is as to duties incumbent also on all Christians, the term applies secondarily to him (so 2Ti 3:17) as a Christian man born of God (Jas 1:18; 1Jo 5:1), no longer…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 6:11

• Commandments
• Covetousness
• Decision
• Faith
• Holiness
• Love
• Meekness
• Minister, Christian
• Patience
• Riches

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• man of God
• Babbling
• Confession
• Consent
• Content
• Contentment
• Covet
• Foolish

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