Amos 6:1-7

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Woe to Those at Ease in Zion

6 ^(A)“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
    and to those who feel secure on ^(B)the mountain of Samaria,
^(C)the notable men of ^(D)the first of the nations,
    to whom the house of Israel comes!
²Pass over to ^(E)Calneh, and see,
    and from there go to ^(F)Hamath the great;
    then go down to ^(G)Gath of the Philistines.
^(H)Are you better than these kingdoms?
    Or is their territory greater than your territory,
³^(I)O you who put far away the day of disaster
    ^(J)and bring near the seat of violence?

⁴“Woe to those ^(K)who lie on ^(L)beds of ivory
    ^(M)and stretch themselves out on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock
    ^(N)and calves from the midst of the stall,
⁵^(O)who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
    and like David ^(P)invent for themselves instruments of music,
⁶^(Q)who drink wine in bowls
    and ^(R)anoint themselves with the finest oils,
    but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
⁷^(S)Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile,
    and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away.”

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1 Timothy 6:6-12

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⁶But ^(A)godliness ^(B)with contentment is great gain, ⁷for ^(C)we brought nothing into the world, and^[a] we cannot take anything out of the world. ⁸But ^(D)if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. ⁹But ^(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. ¹⁰For 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.

Fight the Good Fight of Faith

¹¹But as for you, ^(I)O man of God, ^(J)flee these things. ^(K)Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. ¹²^(L)Fight the good fight of the faith. ^(M)Take hold of the eternal life ^(N)to which you were called and about which you made ^(O)the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

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Footnotes

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

1 Timothy 6:17-19

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¹⁷As for the rich in ^(A)this present age, charge them ^(B)not to be haughty, nor ^(C)to set their hopes on ^(D)the uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^(E)who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. ¹⁸They are to do good, ^(F)to be rich in good works, to be generous and ^(G)ready to share, ¹⁹thus ^(H)storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may ^(I)take hold of ^(J)that which is truly life.