1 Timothy 6:12-19

English Standard Version

^12 (A)Fight the good fight of the faith. ^(B)Take hold of the eternal life ^(C)to which you were called and about which you made ^(D)the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. ^13 (E)I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, ^(F)who in his testimony before^[a] Pontius Pilate made ^(G)the good confession, ¹⁴ to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until ^(H)the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ which he will display ^(I)at the proper time—he who is ^(J)the blessed and only Sovereign, ^(K)the King of kings and Lord of lords, ^16 (L)who alone has immortality, ^(M)who dwells in ^(N)unapproachable light, ^(O)whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

¹⁷ As for the rich in ^(P)this present age, charge them ^(Q)not to be haughty, nor ^(R)to set their hopes on ^(S)the uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^(T)who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. ¹⁸ They are to do good, ^(U)to be rich in good works, to be generous and ^(V)ready to share, ¹⁹ thus ^(W)storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may ^(X)take hold of ^(Y)that which is truly life.