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1 Timotheosbrevet 6
Svenska Folkbibeln
1 Timotheosbrevet 6
Svenska Folkbibeln
6 1 Alla som bär slaveriets ok skall anse sina herrar värda all respekt, så att Guds namn och läran inte smädas. 2 De som har troende herrar skall inte se ner på dem, därför att de är bröder. De bör tvärtom tjäna dem så mycket villigare, eftersom de är troende och älskade, dessa som tar emot slavarnas goda tjänst. Så skall du undervisa och förmana.
Sann och falsk gudsfruktan
3 Om någon ger en falsk undervisning och inte håller sig till vår Herre Jesu Kristi sunda ord och till den lära som hör till gudsfruktan, 4 så är han högmodig och begriper ingenting. Han har bara en sjuklig lust att diskutera och strida om ord. Sådant väcker avund, kiv, smädelser och misstankar 5 och leder till ständiga tvister mellan människor som är fördärvade i sitt sinne och har vänt sig bort från sanningen, och som menar att gudsfruktan är en god affär. 6 Ja, gudsfruktan i förening med ett förnöjt sinne är verkligen en stor vinning. 7 Vi har ju inte fört något med oss in i världen, inte heller kan vi ta med oss något härifrån. 8 Har vi mat och kläder skall vi vara nöjda med det. 9 Men de som vill bli rika, de råkar ut för frestelser och snaror och många oförnuftiga och skadliga begär, som störtar människor i fördärv och undergång. 10 Ty kärlek till pengar är en rot till allt ont. I sitt begär efter pengar har somliga kommit bort från tron och vållat sig själva mycket lidande.
11 Men du gudsman, håll dig borta från sådant! Sträva efter rättfärdighet, gudsfruktan, tro, kärlek, uthållighet och ödmjukhet. 12 Kämpa trons goda kamp, sök att vinna det eviga livet som du blev kallad till och som du bekände dig till genom att inför många vittnen avlägga den goda bekännelsen. 13 Inför Gud, som ger liv åt allt, och inför Kristus Jesus som inför Pontius Pilatus avlade den goda bekännelsen, uppmanar jag dig: 14 bevara det som han har befallt rent och oförfalskat, till vår Herre Jesu Kristi ankomst, 15 som han skall låta oss få se när tiden är inne, han, den salige, ende Härskaren, konungarnas Konung och herrarnas Herre, 16 som ensam är odödlig och bor i ett ljus dit ingen kan komma, och som ingen människa har sett eller kan se. Honom tillhör ära och evig makt! Amen.
17 Uppmana dem som är rika i den här världen att inte vara högmodiga eller sätta sitt hopp till något så osäkert som rikedom, utan till Gud som rikligt ger oss allt att njuta av. 18 Uppmana dem att göra gott, att vara rika på goda gärningar, att vara generösa och dela med sig 19 och samla åt sig en skatt som är en god grund för den kommande tidsåldern, så att de vinner det verkliga livet.
20 Käre Timoteus, bevara det som har överlämnats åt dig, och vänd dig bort från det oandliga, tomma pratet och invändningarna som kommer från det som kallas kunskap utan att vara det. 21 Somliga har kommit bort från tron genom att bekänna sig till den kunskapen. Nåd vare med er.
1 Timothy 6
New International Version
1 Timothy 6
New International Version
6 All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect,(A) so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.(B) 2 Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers.(C) Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare[a] of their slaves.
False Teachers and the Love of Money
These are the things you are to teach and insist on.(D) 3 If anyone teaches otherwise(E) and does not agree to the sound instruction(F) of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, 4 they are conceited(G) and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words(H) that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions 5 and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth(I) and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
6 But godliness with contentment(J) is great gain.(K) 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.(L) 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.(M) 9 Those who want to get rich(N) fall into temptation and a trap(O) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money(P) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(Q) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(R)
Final Charge to Timothy
11 But you, man of God,(S) flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness,(T) faith, love,(U) endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight(V) of the faith. Take hold of(W) the eternal life(X) to which you were called when you made your good confession(Y) in the presence of many witnesses. 13 In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate(Z) made the good confession,(AA) I charge you(AB) 14 to keep this command without spot or blame(AC) until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,(AD) 15 which God will bring about in his own time(AE)—God, the blessed(AF) and only Ruler,(AG) the King of kings and Lord of lords,(AH) 16 who alone is immortal(AI) and who lives in unapproachable light,(AJ) whom no one has seen or can see.(AK) To him be honor and might forever. Amen.(AL)
17 Command those who are rich(AM) in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth,(AN) which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God,(AO) who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(AP) 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,(AQ) and to be generous and willing to share.(AR) 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves(AS) as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of(AT) the life that is truly life.
20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted(AU) to your care. Turn away from godless chatter(AV) and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, 21 which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith.(AW)
Grace be with you all.(AX)
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 6:2 Or and benefit from the service
1 Timothy 6
English Standard Version
1 Timothy 6
English Standard Version
6 (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. 2 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. 3 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, 4 (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, 5 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. 6 But (N)godliness (O)with contentment is great gain, 7 for (P)we brought nothing into the world, and[c] we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But (Q)if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 9 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.
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 6:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- 1 Timothy 6:3 Or healthy
- 1 Timothy 6:7 Greek for; some manuscripts insert [it is] certain [that]
- 1 Timothy 6:13 Or in the time of
- 1 Timothy 6:21 The Greek for you is plural
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