Book of Common Prayer

⁶ Now godliness with contentment is a means of great gain. ⁷ For we brought-in nothing to the world; it is clear that neither can we bring-out anything. ⁸ But having sustenance and coverings, with these things we shall be content. ⁹ But the ones wanting to be-rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge^[a] people into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰ For the love-of-money is a root^[b] of all evils— aspiring-to which, some were led-astray^[c] from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

But You, O Man of God, Fight The Good Fight And Keep The Command Unspotted

¹¹ But you, O man of God, be fleeing these things, and be pursuing righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness. ¹² Be fighting the good fight of faith. Take-hold-of eternal life, into which you were called, and confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. ¹³ I command you in the sight of God, the One giving-life-to all things, and Christ Jesus, the One having testified the good confession before^[d] Pontius Pilate, ¹⁴ that you keep the commandment unspotted, above-reproach, until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ which in His^[e] own times, the blessed and only Ruler will show^[f]— the King of the ones being-kings^[g] and Lord of the ones being-lords^[h], ¹⁶ the only One having immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, Whom none of mankind saw nor is able to see, to Whom be honor and eternal dominion, amen.

Command The Rich To Be Rich In Good Works And To Take Hold of Real Life

¹⁷ Be commanding the ones rich in the present age not to be-high-minded, nor to have put-hope on the uncertainty of riches, but upon God, the One richly granting us all things for enjoyment; ¹⁸ to be working-good, to be-rich in good^[i] works, to be generous, sharing ones, ¹⁹ treasuring-up for themselves a good foundation for the future^[j], in order that they may take-hold-of real life.

Guard The Deposit, Timothy

²⁰ O Timothy, guard the deposit^[k], turning-aside-from the profane empty-chatterings and opposing-arguments of the falsely-named “knowledge”— ²¹ professing which, some missed-the-mark^[l] with respect to the faith. Grace be with you^[m] all.

³⁵ And having responded, Jesus was saying while teaching in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? ³⁶ David himself said by the Holy Spirit [in Ps 110:1], ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Be sitting on My right side until I put Your enemies under Your feet”’. ³⁷ David himself calls Him ‘Lord’. And in what^[a] way is He his son?”

Jesus Warns The Crowds To Beware of The Scribes

And the large crowd was listening-to Him with-pleasure. ³⁸ And in His teaching He was saying, “Beware of the scribes— the ones delighting to walk around in robes, and to receive greetings in the marketplaces, ³⁹ and seats-of-honor in the synagogues, and places-of-honor at the banquets. ⁴⁰ They are the ones devouring^[b] the houses of the widows, and praying long for a pretense^[c]. These ones will receive greater condemnation”.

Jesus Uses The Widow’s Offering To Illustrate True Giving

⁴¹ And having sat-down opposite the treasury^[d], He was observing how the crowd throws money into the treasury. And many rich ones were throwing much money. ⁴² And one poor widow having come threw two leptos^[e], which is a quadrans^[f]. ⁴³ And having summoned His disciples, He said to them, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow threw more than all the ones throwing into the treasury. ⁴⁴ For they all threw out of the money abounding^[g] to them. But this one, out of her need^[h], threw all that she was having— her whole living^[i]”.