1 Timothy 6:7

1 Timothy 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
• New International Version (NIV)For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

Context of 1 Timothy 6:7

5These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they have turned their backs on the truth. To them, a show of godliness is just a way to become wealthy. 6Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. 8So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. 9But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

1 Timothy 6:7 word by word

οὐδὲν γὰρ εἰσηνέγκαμεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον, ὅτι οὐδὲ ἐξενεγκεῖν τι δυνάμεθα·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• we broughtεἰσφέρωeispherō · to bring inG1533
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• worldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• certainδῆλοςdēlos · UrimG1212
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• we canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• carryἐκφέρωekpherō · to bring/carry outG1627
• nothingοὐδέoude · norG3761
• nothingτιςtis · oneG5100

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 6:7

• Job 1:21He said, “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked when I leave. The Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord!”
• Proverbs 27:24for riches don’t last forever, and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
• Ecclesiastes 5:15We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us.
• Psalms 49:17For when they die, they take nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.
• Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’
• Luke 16:22“Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the heavenly banquet. The rich man also died and was buried,

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7We brought nothing into this world - There are some sayings in Seneca which are almost verbatim with this of St. Paul: Nemo nascitur dives; quisquis exit in lucem jussus est lacte et panno esse contentus; Epist. xx, "No man is born rich; every one that comes into the world is commanded to be content with food and raiment." Excutit natura redeuntem, sicut intrantem; non licet plus auferre, quam intuleris; Epist., cap. ii. "Nature, in returning, shakes off…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For we brought nothing into this world … - A sentiment very similar to this occurs in Job 1:21 - and it would seem probable that the apostle had that passage in his eye; see the notes on that passage. Numerous expressions of this kind occur in the classic writers; see Wetstein, in loc., and Pricaeus, in loc. in the Critici Sacri. Of the truth of what is here said, there can be nothing more obvious. It is apparent to all. We bring no property with us into…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. 77. For--confirming the reasonableness of "contentment." and it is certain--Vulgate and other old versions support this reading. The oldest manuscripts, however, omit "and it is certain"; then the translation will be, "We brought nothing into the world (to teach us to remember) that neither can we carry anything out" (Job 1:21; Ec 5:15). Therefore, we should have no gain-seeking anxiety, the breeder of discontent (Mt 6:25).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 6:7

• Contentment
• Covetousness
• Death
• Minister, Christian
• Riches

In the dictionaries

• Babbling
• Confession
• Consent
• Content
• Contentment
• Covet
• Foolish
• Pierce
• Root
• Trust

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