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1 Timothy 6:2-5
World English Bible
1 Timothy 6:2-5
World English Bible
2 Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn’t consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness, 4 he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions, 5 constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.[a]
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- 6:5 NU omits “Withdraw yourself from such.”
1 Timothy 6:2-5
American Standard Version
1 Timothy 6:2-5
American Standard Version
2 And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but let them serve them the rather, because they that [a]partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. These things teach and exhort.
3 If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to [b]sound words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 4 he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but [c]doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.
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- 1 Timothy 6:2 Or, lay hold of
- 1 Timothy 6:3 Greek healthful.
- 1 Timothy 6:4 Greek sick.
1 Timothy 6:2-5
New International Version
1 Timothy 6:2-5
New International Version
2 Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers.(A) 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.(B) 3 If anyone teaches otherwise(C) and does not agree to the sound instruction(D) of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, 4 they are conceited(E) and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words(F) 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(G) and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
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- 1 Timothy 6:2 Or and benefit from the service
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