New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 6:9-19

9But thoseG3588who wantβουλόμενοιboulomenoiG1014to getG4147richπλουτεῖνplouteinG4147fallἐμπίπτουσινempiptousinG1706into temptationπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986anda snareπαγίδαpagidaG3803and manyπολλὰςpollasG4183foolishἀνοήτουςanoētousG453and harmfulβλαβεράς,blaberasG983desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748plungeβυθίζουσινbuthizousinG1036menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444into ruinὄλεθρονolethronG3639and destructionἀπώλειαν.apōleianG684.

10Forthe loveG5365of moneyG5365is a rootῥίζαrhizaG4491of allπάντωνpantōnG3956sorts of evilκακῶνkakōnG2556,and someτινεςtinesG5100by longingὀρεγόμενοιoregomenoiG3713for it havewanderedG635awayG635from the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and piercedπεριέπειρανperiepeiranG4044themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438with manyπολλαῖς.¶pollaisG4183griefsὀδύναιςodunaisG3601.

11Butfleeφεῦγε,pheugeG5343from theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778, youmanἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,and pursueδίωκεdiōkeG1377righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,godlinessεὐσέβειαν,eusebeianG2150,faithπίστιν,pistinG4102,loveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,perseveranceὑπομονήν,hupomonēnG5281andgentlenessG4239.

12FightἀγωνίζουagōnizouG75the goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fightἀγῶναagōnaG73offaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;takeG1949holdἐπιλαβοῦepilabouG1949of the eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222to whichἣνhēnG3739you were calledἐκλήθηςeklēthēsG2564,and you madeὡμολόγησαςhōmologēsasG3670the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570confessionὁμολογίανhomologianG3671in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183witnessesμαρτύρων.¶marturōnG3144.

13I chargeΠαραγγέλλωParangellōG3853you in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, whogivesG2225lifeζῳογονοῦντοςzōogonountosG2225to allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956, and ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,who testifiedμαρτυρήσαντοςmarturēsantosG3140thegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570confessionὁμολογίανhomologianG3671beforeἐπὶepiG1909PontiusΠοντίουPontiouG4194PilateΠιλάτουPilatouG4091,

14that you keepτηρῆσαίtērēsaiG5083the commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785withoutG784 G423stainG784or reproachἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonG423untilμέχριmechriG3360theappearingἐπιφανείαςepiphaneiasG2015of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

15whichἣνhēnG3739He willbringδείξειdeixeiG1166about atthe properἰδίοιςidioisG2398timeκαιροῖςkairoisG2540--He who isthe blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107andonlyμόνοςmonosG3441Sovereignδυνάστης,dunastēsG1413,the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofkingsβασιλευόντωνbasileuontōnG936andLordκύριοςkuriosG2962oflordsκυριευόντων,kurieuontōnG2961,

16who aloneμόνοςmonosG3441possessesἔχωνechōnG2192immortalityἀθανασίαν,athanasianG110anddwellsοἰκῶνoikōnG3611in unapproachableἀπρόσιτον,aprositonG676lightφῶςphōsG5457,whomG3739noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444has seenG3708orοὐδὲoudeG3761canδύναται,dunataiG1410seeG3708. To Him behonorτιμὴtimēG5092and eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166dominionκράτοςkratosG2904!Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

17InstructπαράγγελλεparangelleG3853thoseG3588who are richπλουσίοιςplousioisG4145inthisG3588presentνῦνnunG3568worldαἰῶνιaiōniG165not to be conceitedὑψηλοφρονεῖνhupsēlophroneinG5309orμηδὲmēdeG3366tofixG1679their hopeἠλπικέναιēlpikenaiG1679on the uncertaintyἀδηλότητιadēlotētiG83of richesπλούτουploutouG4149,but on GodθεῷtheōG2316,who richlyπλουσίωςplousiōsG4146suppliesπαρέχοντιparechontiG3930us with allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956to enjoyἀπόλαυσιν,apolausinG619.

18Instruct themto doG14goodἀγαθοεργεῖν,agathoergeinG14,to be richπλουτεῖνplouteinG4147ingoodκαλοῖς,kaloisG2570worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,to be generousεὐμεταδότουςeumetadotousG2130and readyG2843to shareG2843,

19storingG597up for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438the treasureG597of a goodκαλὸνkalonG2570foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310for the futureμέλλον,mellonG3195,soἵναinaG2443that they maytakeG1949holdἐπιλάβωνταιepilabōntaiG1949of that which is lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222indeedὄντωςontōsG3689.

Read all of 1 Timothy 6

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6