1 Timothy 6

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6 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

²And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

³If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

⁴He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

⁵Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

⁶But godliness with contentment is great gain.

⁷For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

⁸And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

⁹But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

¹⁰For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

¹¹But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

¹²Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

¹³I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

¹⁴That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

¹⁵Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

¹⁶Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

¹⁷Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

¹⁸That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

¹⁹Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

²⁰O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

²¹Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

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6 ^(A)Ония, които са под робско иго, да считат господарите си достойни за всякаква почест, за да се не хули името Божие и учението.

²Ония пък, които имат господари повярвали, да се не отнасят към тях небрежно, задето са братя, а с по-голямо усърдие да им слугуват, понеже тия, които получават техните услуги, са верни и възлюбени. Тъй поучавай и увещавай.

³^(B)Който поучава инак и не върви по здравите думи на Господа нашего Иисуса Христа и по учението за благочестие,

⁴той е помрачен от гордост, нищо не знае и е болен за празни разисквания и словопрения, от които произлизат завист, разпри, хули, лукави подозрения,

⁵зловредни препирни между човеци, които имат развратен ум, лишени са от истината и мислят, че благочестието служи за печалба. Бягай от такива.

⁶^(C)Голяма печалба е да бъде човек благочестив и доволен от себе си.

⁷^(D)Понеже нищо не сме донесли на света, явно е, че не можем и нищо да изнесем.

⁸^(E)Като имаме прехрана и облекло, нека с това бъдем доволни.

⁹^(F)А ония, които искат да се обогатяват, падат в изкушение, в примка и в много безразсъдни и вредни похоти, които потопяват човеците в провала и погибел.

¹⁰Защото корен на всички злини е сребролюбието, на което предавайки се, някои се отклониха от вярата и си навлякоха много мъки.

¹¹Но ти, човече Божий, бягай от тия неща и стреми се към правда, благочестие, вяра, любов, търпение и кротост.

¹²Подвизавай се с добрия подвиг на вярата: дръж се о вечния живот, за който ти биде и повикан и изповяда доброто изповедание пред много свидетели.

¹³^(G)Наръчвам ти пред Бога, Който всичко животвори, и пред Христа Иисуса, Който засвидетелствува доброто изповедание пред Понтия Пилата,

¹⁴да спазиш заповедта чиста, безукорна, дори до явяването на Господа нашего Иисуса Христа,

¹⁵^(H)което, кога му дойде време, ще открие блажения и едничък Властител, Цар на царете и Господар на господаруващите,

¹⁶^(I)Който е едничък безсмъртен и живее в непристъпна светлина, Когото никой от човеците не е видял, нито може да види. Нему чест и владичество вовеки. Амин.

¹⁷^(J)Наръчвай на богатите в тоя свят, да не мислят високо за себе си, нито да се надяват на непостоянното богатство, а на живия Бог, Който ни дава всичко в изобилие за наслада;

¹⁸да вършат добро, да богатеят с добри дела, да бъдат щедри и общителни,

¹⁹^(K)като по този начин си събират съкровище – добра основа за бъдещето, за да постигнат вечен живот.

²⁰^(L)О, Тимотее! пази онова, що ти е предадено, и се отвърщай от скверното празнодумство и от възраженията на лъжовната наука,

²¹с която, като се занимават, някои се отклониха от вярата. Благодатта да бъде с тебе. Амин.

1 Timothy 6

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About slaves who are believers

6 All slaves should know that it is right to respect their masters. Then other people will not insult God's name or the message that we teach. ²Slaves who have masters who are also believers must continue to respect them. As believers, the slave and his master are like brothers together. But that slave must not refuse to obey his master because of that. Instead, he should work even better for his master. He should do that because he loves his master as a believer.

Teach these things and tell people to obey them.

About wrong teachers

³Some people teach a false message that is different. Their message does not agree with the true message that our Lord Jesus Christ taught. They do not teach people to live in a way that pleases God. ⁴People like that think that they are very clever. But they do not really understand anything. They like to argue about things which are not important. They like to quarrel about words. As a result, people become jealous of one another, and they become angry with each other. They insult other people and they think bad things about them. ⁵Their minds have become confused and they argue all the time. They refuse to believe God's true message. They think that they will become rich if they say that they are serving God.

⁶What makes our life really rich? We should serve God in a way that pleases him and be happy with the things that we have.^[a] ⁷When we were born, we brought nothing with us into this world. When we die, we cannot take anything with us out of the world. ⁸So, if we have enough food and clothes, we should be happy with that.

⁹But some people want to have lots of money. This causes them to do wrong things. They cannot get free from their bad ways, like an animal in a trap. They want many things for themselves. Their foolish thoughts hurt them and finally destroy their lives. ¹⁰When people like to have lots of money, it causes all kinds of bad things to happen. Some people have stopped believing the message about Christ because they want to get more money. As a result, they have caused themselves to become sad with many troubles.

Continue to serve God

¹¹But you, Timothy, are a servant of God. So keep away from all bad things like that. Instead, always try to do what is right. Serve God in a way that pleases him. Choose to trust God and to love other people. Continue to be strong when you have trouble. Be kind to people. ¹²Continue to believe God's true message. Be like someone who fights well to keep it safe. God has chosen you to live with him for ever. You stood in front of many people and said clearly that you believed in Jesus Christ. So live in a way that shows that you belong to him.

¹³Christ Jesus himself spoke God's true message clearly when he stood in front of Pontius Pilate.^[b] I now say this to you, in front of God who causes all things to be alive, and in front of Jesus. ¹⁴You must obey the commands that you have received. Obey them completely without any mistake until our Lord Jesus Christ returns. ¹⁵God will cause Christ to appear at the proper time. God is great, and he alone rules with all authority. He is the greatest King and the most powerful Lord. ¹⁶God alone lives for ever. He lives in very bright light that nobody can come near. Nobody has ever seen God. Nobody is able to see him. So we praise him! He will rule for ever with great authority! Amen! This is true.

Rich people must be careful how they live

¹⁷Warn those people who are rich with many things that belong to this world. Tell them not to think that they are more important than other people. They must not think that their money will keep them safe. They could easily lose all of it. Instead, they should trust God. He gives us many things, so that we can enjoy all of them. ¹⁸Tell those rich people to do many good things to help other people. They should be very kind to other people and share their things with them. ¹⁹In that way they will store valuable things for themselves in heaven. These things will be a strong help for them in the future. As a result, they will have true life with God.

Timothy must continue to teach the true message

²⁰Timothy, God has given you his true message to tell people. You must keep that message safe. Do not listen to people who say a lot of silly things that are not important to God. Those people think that they have special knowledge. But their ideas are against God's true message. ²¹Some people have believed those wrong ideas and now they no longer trust God.

I pray that God will continue to be very kind to all of you.

Footnotes

6:6 ‘Really rich’ does not mean that Christians will have lots of money. It means that they will receive good things from God to help them in their lives.
6:13 Pontius Pilate was a Roman officer. When the Jewish priests wanted to kill Jesus, Pilate had to decide whether Jesus should die. Jesus told Pilate what was true about himself and about God's purpose. See Matthew 27:11-14; Mark 15:1-5; Luke 23:1-3; John 18:33-37.

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) ²Those 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) ³If anyone teaches otherwise^(E) and does not agree to the sound instruction^(F) of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, ⁴they 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 ⁵and 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.

⁶But godliness with contentment^(J) is great gain.^(K) ⁷For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.^(L) ⁸But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.^(M) ⁹Those 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. ¹⁰For 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

¹¹But you, man of God,^(S) flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness,^(T) faith, love,^(U) endurance and gentleness. ¹²Fight 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. ¹³In 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) ¹⁴to keep this command without spot or blame^(AC) until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(AD) ¹⁵which 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) ¹⁶who 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)

¹⁷Command 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) ¹⁸Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,^(AQ) and to be generous and willing to share.^(AR) ¹⁹In 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.

²⁰Timothy, 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, ²¹which 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

New King James Version

Honor Masters

6 Let as many ^(A)bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed. ²And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.

Error and Greed

³If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to ^(B)wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^(C)and to the ^[a]doctrine which accords with godliness, ⁴he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, ⁵^[b]useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. ^[c]From ^(D)such withdraw yourself.

⁶Now godliness with ^(E)contentment is great gain. ⁷For we brought nothing into this world, ^[d]and it is ^(F)certain we can carry nothing out. ⁸And having food and clothing, with these we shall be ^(G)content. ⁹But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. ¹⁰For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

The Good Confession

¹¹But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. ¹²Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. ¹³I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus ^(H)who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, ¹⁴that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, ¹⁵which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only ^[e]Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, ¹⁶who alone has immortality, dwelling in ^(I)unapproachable light, ^(J)whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

Instructions to the Rich

¹⁷Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain ^(K)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things ^(L)to enjoy. ¹⁸Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, ¹⁹^(M)storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Guard the Faith

²⁰O Timothy! ^(N)Guard what was committed to your trust, ^(O)avoiding the profane and ^[f]idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge— ²¹by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith.

Grace be with you. Amen.

Footnotes

1 Timothy 6:3 teaching
1 Timothy 6:5 NU, M constant friction
1 Timothy 6:5 NU omits the rest of v. 5.
1 Timothy 6:7 NU omits and it is certain
1 Timothy 6:15 Sovereign
1 Timothy 6:20 empty chatter

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