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

3If any man teacheth otherwise, and agreeth not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the doctrine which is according to godliness; 4He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, from which cometh envy, strife, railings, evil suspicions, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness: from such withdraw thyself. 6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

1 Timothy 6:5 word by word

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

• disputingsπαραδιατριβήparadiatribē · contentionG3859
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• corruptδιαφθείρωdiaphtheirō · to destroyG1311
• mindsνοῦςnous · mindG3563
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• destituteἀποστερέωapostereō · to defraudG650
• truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• supposingνομίζωnomizō · to thinkG3543
• gainπορισμόςporismos · gainG4200
• beεἶναιeinai · to existG1511
• godlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeia · pietyG2150
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• suchτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• thyselfἀφίστημιaphistēmi · to leaveG868

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 6:5

• 1 Timothy 1:6From which some having swerved have turned aside to vain talking;
• 1 Corinthians 11:16But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
• Matthew 7:17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth bad fruit.
• Matthew 12:33Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.
• John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
• Ephesians 4:17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
• 2 Timothy 3:8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, rejected as concerning the faith.
• Hebrews 3:12Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
• 2 John 1:8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
• 1 Timothy 6:6But godliness with contentment is great gain.
• 1 Timothy 3:3Not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
• 2 Kings 5:20But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat from him.
• Isaiah 56:11Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
• Jeremiah 6:13For from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest every one dealeth falsely.
• Jeremiah 8:10Therefore will I give their wives to others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them : for every one from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even to the priest every one dealeth falsely.

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

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