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Instructions to Those Who Minister

All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against.

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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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Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles.

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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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If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness,

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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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he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,

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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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and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.

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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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But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment.

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Contentment in Godliness

But piety with contentment *is* great gain.

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For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either.

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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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If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content.

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

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But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.

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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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For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

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

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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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Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

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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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I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

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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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that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

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which He will bring about at the proper time — He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

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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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who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

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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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Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

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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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Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

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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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storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.

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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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O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge” —

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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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which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith.
Grace be with you.

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

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New American Standard Bible

Darby Bible Translation

1 Timothy 6

1 Timothy 6