(A)Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants[a] regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, (B)so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are (C)brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.

False Teachers and True Contentment

(D)Teach and urge these things. If anyone (E)teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with (F)the sound[b] words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching (G)that accords with godliness, (H)he is puffed up with conceit and (I)understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for (J)controversy and for (K)quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, and constant friction among people (L)who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, (M)imagining that godliness is a means of gain. But (N)godliness (O)with contentment is great gain, for (P)we brought nothing into the world, and[c] we cannot take anything out of the world. But (Q)if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But (R)those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, (S)into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that (T)plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of (U)all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

Fight the Good Fight of Faith

11 But as for you, (V)O man of God, (W)flee these things. (X)Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 (Y)Fight the good fight of the faith. (Z)Take hold of the eternal life (AA)to which you were called and about which you made (AB)the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 (AC)I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, (AD)who in his testimony before[d] Pontius Pilate made (AE)the good confession, 14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until (AF)the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which he will display (AG)at the proper time—he who is (AH)the blessed and only Sovereign, (AI)the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 (AJ)who alone has immortality, (AK)who dwells in (AL)unapproachable light, (AM)whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

17 As for the rich in (AN)this present age, charge them (AO)not to be haughty, nor (AP)to set their hopes on (AQ)the uncertainty of riches, but on God, (AR)who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, (AS)to be rich in good works, to be generous and (AT)ready to share, 19 thus (AU)storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may (AV)take hold of (AW)that which is truly life.

20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. (AX)Avoid the (AY)irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” 21 for by professing it some have swerved from the faith.

(AZ)Grace be with you.[e]

Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 6:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
  2. 1 Timothy 6:3 Or healthy
  3. 1 Timothy 6:7 Greek for; some manuscripts insert [it is] certain [that]
  4. 1 Timothy 6:13 Or in the time of
  5. 1 Timothy 6:21 The Greek for you is plural

As many as hosos are eimi under hypo the yoke zygos as slaves should consider hēgeomai · ho their own idios masters despotēs as worthy axios of all pas honor timē so that hina the ho name onoma of ho God theos and kai the ho teaching didaskalia might not be blasphemed blasphēmeō. And de let those ho who have echō believing pistos masters despotēs not despise kataphroneō them because hoti they are eimi brothers adelphos; rather alla, let them serve douleuō all the more mallon since hoti those ho benefiting from antilambanō their ho act of kindness euergesia are eimi believers pistos and kai beloved agapētos. Teach didaskō and kai urge parakaleō these things houtos.

If ei someone tis teaches a different doctrine heterodidaskaleō and kai does not adhere proserchomai to the healthy hygiainō words logos · ho of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos and kai the ho teaching didaskalia that is according to kata godliness eusebeia, he is puffed up with conceit typhoō, understanding epistamai nothing mēdeis, but alla has a sickly craving noseō for peri speculations zētēsis and kai fights about words logomachia out of ek which hos come ginomai envy phthonos, strife eris, slanders blasphēmia, evil ponēros suspicions hyponoia, constant irritations diaparatribē among people anthrōpos who have been corrupted diaphtheirō in their ho mind nous and kai have been robbed apostereō of the ho truth alētheia, imagining nomizō that godliness eusebeia is eimi a means of profit porismos. · ho Now de godliness eusebeia with meta contentment autarkeia is eimi great megas profit porismos. · ho For gar we brought eispherō nothing oudeis into eis the ho world kosmos, and hoti neither oude are we able dynamai to take ekpherō anything tis out ; but de having echō food diatrophē and kai clothing skepasma, with these houtos we will be content arkeō. But de those ho wishing boulomai to be rich plouteō fall empiptō into eis temptation peirasmos and kai a snare pagis and kai many polys foolish anoētos and kai harmful blaberos passions epithumia that hostis plunge bythizō the ho people anthrōpos into eis ruin olethros and kai destruction apōleia. 10 For gar a root rhiza of all kinds pas of ho evils kakos is eimi the ho love of money philargyria, by which hos some tis, by their craving oregō, were led astray apoplanaō from apo the ho faith pistis and kai have pierced peripeirō themselves heautou with many polys pains odynē.

11 But de you sy, man anthrōpos of God theos, flee pheugō these things houtos and de pursue diōkō righteousness dikaiosynē, godliness eusebeia, faith pistis, love agapē, endurance hypomonē, gentleness praupatheia. 12 Fight agōnizomai the ho good kalos fight agōn of the ho faith pistis. Seize epilambanomai hold of the ho eternal aiōnios life zōē, to eis which hos you were called kaleō and kai about which you confessed homologeō the ho good kalos confession homologia before enōpion many polys witnesses martys. 13 I urge parangellō you sy, in the presence enōpion of ho God theos who ho gives life zōiogoneō to · ho all pas things and kai Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous who ho witnessed martyreō in the time epi of Pontius Pontios Pilate Pilatos the ho good kalos confession homologia, 14 to keep tēreō the ho commandment entolē unblemished aspilos and above reproach anepilēmptos until mechri the ho appearing epiphaneia of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos, 15 which hos he will make known deiknymi at the proper idios time kairos. To the ho Blessed makarios and kai only monos Sovereign dynastēs, the ho King basileus of ho kings basileuō and kai Lord kyrios of ho lords kyrieuō, 16 the ho only monos one having echō immortality athanasia, the one dwelling in oikeō unapproachable aprositos light phōs, whom hos no oudeis person anthrōpos has seen or oude is able dynamai to see, to him hos be honor timē and kai might kratos forever aiōnios, Amen amēn. 17 Urge parangellō the ho rich plousios in en the ho present nyn age aiōn not to be haughty hypsēlophroneō, or mēde to set their hope elpizō on epi the uncertainty adēlotēs of riches ploutos but alla on epi God theos who ho grants parechō to us hēmeis all pas things richly plousiōs for eis our enjoyment apolausis, 18 to do good agathoergeō, to be rich plouteō in en good kalos deeds ergon, to be eimi generous eumetadotos, sharing koinōnikos, 19 laying up apothēsaurizō for themselves heautou a good kalos foundation themelios for eis the ho coming mellō age, so that hina they might seize hold epilambanomai of what ho is truly ontōs life zōē.

20 O ō Timothy Timotheos, guard phylassō the ho deposit entrusted parathēkē to you, avoiding ektrepō the ho unholy bebēlos chatter kenophōnia and kai contradictions antithesis of what ho is falsely named pseudōnymos knowledge gnōsis,” 21 for by professing epangellomai it hos, some tis have swerved astocheō from peri the ho faith pistis. · ho Grace charis be with meta you hymeis.