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Instructions to Servants

Let as many bondmen as are under yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.

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Honor Masters

Let as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed.

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And they that have believing masters, let them not despise [them] because they are brethren; but let them the rather serve them with subjection, because they are faithful and beloved, who profit by the good and ready service [rendered]. These things teach and exhort.

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And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.

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Reject False Doctrines

If any one teach differently, and do not accede to sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching which [is] according to piety,

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Error and Greed

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the [a]doctrine which accords with godliness,

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he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and disputes of words, out of which arise envy, strife, injurious words, evil suspicions,

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he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,

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constant quarrellings of men corrupted in mind and destitute of the truth, holding gain to be [the end of] piety.

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[b]useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. [c]From such withdraw yourself.

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Contentment in Godliness

But piety with contentment *is* great gain.

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Now godliness with contentment is great gain.

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For we have brought nothing into the world: [it is] [manifest] that neither can we carry anything out.

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For we brought nothing into this world, [d]and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

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But having sustenance and covering, we will be content with these.

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And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.

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But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.

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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.

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For the love of money is [the] root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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Fight the Good Fight

But *thou*, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.

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The Good Confession

But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.

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Strive earnestly [in] the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

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Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

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I enjoin thee before God who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession,

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I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

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that thou keep the commandment spotless, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing,

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which in its own time the blessed and only Ruler shall shew, the King of those that reign, and Lord of those that exercise lordship;

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which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only [e]Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

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who only has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom [be] honour and eternal might. Amen.

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who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

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A Charge to the Rich

Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for [our] enjoyment;

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Instructions to the Rich

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

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to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate [of their substance],

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Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

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laying by for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of [what is] really life.

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storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

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Final Guidance

O Timotheus, keep the entrusted deposit, avoiding profane, vain babblings, and oppositions of false-named knowledge,

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Guard the Faith

O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and [f]idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge —

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of which some having made profession, have missed the faith. Grace [be] with thee.

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by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith.
Grace be with you. Amen.

Parallel

Darby Bible Translation

New King James Version

1 Timothy 6

1 Timothy 6