But godliness with contentment is great gain.(A) For we brought nothing into the world, and[a] we can take nothing out.(B) If we have food and clothing,[b] we will be content with these. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root[c] of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith(C) and pierced themselves with many griefs.

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  1. 6:7 Other mss add it is clear that
  2. 6:8 Or food and shelter
  3. 6:10 Or is the root

But godliness with contentment is a great means of gain. For we have brought nothing into the world, so that neither can we bring anything out. But if we[a] have food and clothing, with these things we will be content. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge those people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all evil, by which some, because they[b] desire it, have gone astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.

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  1. 1 Timothy 6:8 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“having”) which is understood as conditional
  2. 1 Timothy 6:10 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“desire”) which is understood as causal