I Timothy 6

¹Whoever are servants under the yoke, let them consider their masters to be worthy of every honor, lest the name and doctrine of the Lord be blasphemed.

²But those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brothers, but rather serve them all the more because they are believing and beloved, participants of the same service. Teach and exhort these things.

³If anyone teaches otherwise, and does not consent to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to that doctrine which is in accord with piety,

⁴then he is arrogant, knowing nothing, yet languishing amid the questions and quarrels of words. From these arise envy, contention, blasphemy, evil suspicions:

⁵the conflicts of men who have been corrupted in mind and deprived of truth, who consider profit to be piety.

⁶But piety with sufficiency is great gain.

⁷For we brought nothing into this world, and there is no doubt that we can take nothing away.

⁸But, having nourishment and some kind of covering, we should be content with these.

⁹For those who want to become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many useless and harmful desires, which submerge men in destruction and in perdition.

¹⁰For desire is the root of all evils. Some persons, hungering in this way, have strayed from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.

¹¹But you, O man of God, flee from these things, and truly pursue justice, piety, faith, charity, patience, meekness.

¹²Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you have been called, and make a good profession of faith in the sight of many witnesses.

¹³I charge you, in the sight of God, who enlivens all things, and in the sight of Christ Jesus, who gave the testimony of a good profession under Pontius Pilate,

¹⁴to observe the commandment, immaculately, irreproachably, unto the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵For at the proper time, he shall reveal the blessed and only Power, the King of kings and the Lord of lords,

¹⁶who alone holds immortality, and who inhabits the inaccessible light, whom no man has seen, nor even is able to see, to whom is honor and everlasting dominion. Amen.

¹⁷Instruct the wealthy of this age not to have a superior attitude, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who offers us everything in abundance to enjoy,

¹⁸and to do good, to become rich in good works, to donate readily, to share,

¹⁹to gather for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may obtain true life.

²⁰O Timothy, guard what has been deposited with you, avoiding the voice of profane novelties and of opposing ideas, which are falsely called knowledge.

²¹Certain persons, promising these things, have perished from the faith. May grace be with you. Amen.

I Timothy 6

¹Whosoever are servants under the yoke, let them count their masters worthy of all honour; lest the name of the Lord and his doctrine be blasphemed.

²But they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but serve them the rather, because they are faithful and beloved, who are partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

³If any man teach otherwise and consent not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness,

⁴He is proud, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and strifes of words; from which arise envies, contentions, blasphemies, evil suspicions,

⁵Conflicts of men corrupted in mind and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness.

⁶But godliness with contentment is great gain.

⁷For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.

⁸But having food and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content.

⁹For they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition.

¹⁰For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.

¹¹But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness.

¹²Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called and be it confessed a good confession before many witnesses.

¹³I charge thee before God who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate, a good confession:

¹⁴That thou keep the commandment without spot, blameless, unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁵Which in his times he shall shew, who is the Blessed and only Mighty, the King of kings and Lord of lords:

¹⁶Who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible: whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and empire everlasting. Amen.

¹⁷Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy)

¹⁸To do good, to be rich in good work, to give easily, to communicate to others,

¹⁹To lay up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life.

²⁰O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding the profane novelties of words and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called.

²¹Which some promising, have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.