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1 Timothy 6:6-8
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6 [a]Indeed, religion with contentment is a great gain.(A) 7 For we brought nothing into the world, just as we shall not be able to take anything out of it.(B) 8 If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with that.(C)

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  1. 6:6 Contentment: the word autarkeia is a technical Greek philosophical term for the virtue of independence from material goods (Aristotle, Cynics, Stoics).
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