But (A)godliness (B)with contentment is great gain, for (C)we brought nothing into the world, and[a] we cannot take anything out of the world. But (D)if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But (E)those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, (F)into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that (G)plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of (H)all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

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  1. 1 Timothy 6:7 Greek for; some manuscripts insert [it is] certain [that]

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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Footnotes

  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