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But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain that we can carry nothing out. If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with these things. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil. While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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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