New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Timothy 6:9
91But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and 2a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men 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 have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. 8If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 11But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.
Read all of 1 Timothy 61 Timothy 6:9 word by word
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
- But thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- who wantβούλομαιboulomai · to planG1014
- to getπλουτέωplouteō · be richG4147
- fallἐμπίπτωempiptō · to fall intoG1706
- into temptationπειρασμόςpeirasmos · temptation/testing: temptationG3986
- a snareπαγίςpagis · trapG3803
- and manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- foolishἀνόητοςanoētos · foolishG453
- and harmfulβλαβερόςblaberos · harmfulG983
- desiresἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939
- whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- plungeβυθίζωbuthizō · to sinkG1036
- menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- into ruinὄλεθροςolethros · destructiveG3639
- and destructionἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684
Cross-references for 1 Timothy 6:9
- Genesis 13:10Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere--this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah--like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.
- Numbers 22:17for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then, curse this people for me.’”
- Joshua 7:11Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. And they have even taken some of the things under the ban and have both stolen and deceived. Moreover, they have also put them among their own things.
- 2 Kings 5:20But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, by not receiving from his hands what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.”
- Proverbs 15:27He who profits illicitly troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live.
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.
- Proverbs 21:6The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.
- Proverbs 22:16He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
- Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be 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, So that you have to live alone in the midst of the land!
- Hosea 12:7A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, He loves to oppress.
- Amos 8:4Hear this, you who trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,
- Zechariah 11:5Those who buy them slay them and go unpunished, and each of those who sell them says, ‘Blessed be the Lord, for I have become rich!’ And their own shepherds have no pity on them.
- Matthew 13:22And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Matthew 19:22But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
- Matthew 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?” And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to 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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Notes
- 1. 1 Timothy 6:9 Prov 15:27; 23:4; 28:20; Luke 12:21; 1 Tim 6:17 ↩
- 2. 1 Timothy 6:9 1 Tim 3:7 ↩
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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