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World English Bible

1 Timothy 6 (WEBP)

[1] Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.
[2] Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
[3] If anyone teaches a different doctrine and doesn’t consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,
[4] he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,
[5] constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.
[6] But godliness with contentment is great gain.
[7] For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out.
[8] But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.
[9] But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
[10] For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
[11] But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
[12] Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
[13] I command you before God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,
[14] that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
[15] which at the right time he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.
[16] He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen nor can see, to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.
[17] Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
[18] that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;
[19] laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.
[20] Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge,
[21] which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

1 Timothy 6:5 NU omits “Withdraw yourself from such.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Timothy 6 (KJVS)

[1] Let as many servants as are () under the yoke count () their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. ()
[2] And they that have () believing masters, let them not despise () them, because they are () brethren; but rather do them service, () because they are () faithful and beloved, partakers () of the benefit. These things teach () and exhort. ()
[3] If any man teach otherwise, () and consent () not to wholesome () words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
[4] he is proud, () knowing () nothing, but doting () about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh () envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
[5] perverse disputings of men of corrupt () minds, and destitute () of the truth, supposing () that gain is () godliness: from such withdraw thyself. ()
[6] But godliness with contentment is () great gain.
[7] For we brought () nothing into this world, and it is certain we can () carry nothing out. ()
[8] And having () food and raiment let us be therewith content. ()
[9] But they that will () be rich () fall () into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown () men in destruction and perdition.
[10] For the love of money is () the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, () they have erred () from the faith, and pierced themselves through () with many sorrows.
[11] But thou, O man of God, flee () these things; and follow after () righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
[12] Fight () the good fight of faith, lay hold on () eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, () and hast professed () a good profession before many witnesses.
[13] I give thee charge () in the sight of God, who quickeneth () all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed () a good confession;
[14] that thou keep () this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
[15] which in his times he shall shew, () who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, () and Lord of lords; ()
[16] who only hath () immortality, dwelling () in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, () nor can () see: () to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
[17] Charge () them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, () nor trust () in uncertain riches, but in the living () God, who giveth () us richly all things to enjoy;
[18] that they do good, () that they be rich () in good works, ready to distribute, () willing to communicate;
[19] laying up in store () for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, () that they may lay hold on () eternal life.
[20] O Timothy, keep () that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding () profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
[21] which some professing () have erred () concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. The first to Timothy was written () from Laodicea, which is () the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.

1 Timothy 6:2 Or, believing
1 Timothy 6:4a Or, a fool
1 Timothy 6:4b Or, sick
1 Timothy 6:5 Or, gallings one of another
1 Timothy 6:10 Or, been seduced
1 Timothy 6:13 Or, profession
1 Timothy 6:17 Gr. uncertainty of riches
1 Timothy 6:18 Or, sociable

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Timothy 6 (BYZ)

[1] Ὅσοι () εἰσὶν () ὑπὸ () ζυγὸν () δοῦλοι, () τοὺς () ἰδίους () δεσπότας () πάσης () τιμῆς () ἀξίους () ἡγείσθωσαν, () ἵνα () μὴ () τὸ () ὄνομα () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καὶ () ἡ () διδασκαλία () βλασφημῆται. ()
[2] Οἱ () δὲ () πιστοὺς () ἔχοντες () δεσπότας () μὴ () καταφρονείτωσαν, () ὅτι () ἀδελφοί () εἰσιν· () ἀλλὰ () μᾶλλον () δουλευέτωσαν, () ὅτι () πιστοί () εἰσιν () καὶ () ἀγαπητοὶ () οἱ () τῆς () εὐεργεσίας () ἀντιλαμβανόμενοι. () Ταῦτα () δίδασκε () καὶ () παρακάλει. ()
[3] Εἴ () τις () ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖ, () καὶ () μὴ () προσέρχεται () ὑγιαίνουσιν () λόγοις, () τοῖς () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἡμῶν () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, () καὶ () τῇ () κατ’ () εὐσέβειαν () διδασκαλίᾳ, ()
[4] τετύφωται, () μηδὲν () ἐπιστάμενος, () ἀλλὰ () νοσῶν () περὶ () ζητήσεις () καὶ () λογομαχίας, () ἐξ () ὧν () γίνεται () φθόνος, () ἔρις, () βλασφημίαι, () ὑπόνοιαι () πονηραί, ()
[5] διαπαρατριβαὶ () διεφθαρμένων () ἀνθρώπων () τὸν () νοῦν, () καὶ () ἀπεστερημένων () τῆς () ἀληθείας, () νομιζόντων () πορισμὸν () εἶναι () τὴν () εὐσέβειαν. () Ἀφίστασο () ἀπὸ () τῶν () τοιούτων. ()
[6] Ἔστιν () δὲ () πορισμὸς () μέγας () ἡ () εὐσέβεια () μετὰ () αὐταρκείας· ()
[7] οὐδὲν () γὰρ () εἰσηνέγκαμεν () εἰς () τὸν () κόσμον, () δῆλον () ὅτι () οὐδὲ () ἐξενεγκεῖν () τι () δυνάμεθα· ()
[8] ἔχοντες () δὲ () διατροφὰς () καὶ () σκεπάσματα () τούτοις () ἀρκεσθησόμεθα. ()
[9] Οἱ () δὲ () βουλόμενοι () πλουτεῖν () ἐμπίπτουσιν () εἰς () πειρασμὸν () καὶ () παγίδα () καὶ () ἐπιθυμίας () πολλὰς () ἀνοήτους () καὶ () βλαβεράς, () αἵτινες () βυθίζουσιν () τοὺς () ἀνθρώπους () εἰς () ὄλεθρον () καὶ () ἀπώλειαν. ()
[10] Ῥίζα () γὰρ () πάντων () τῶν () κακῶν () ἐστὶν () ἡ () φιλαργυρία· () ἧς () τινὲς () ὀρεγόμενοι () ἀπεπλανήθησαν () ἀπὸ () τῆς () πίστεως, () καὶ () ἑαυτοὺς () περιέπειραν () ὀδύναις () πολλαῖς. ()
[11] Σὺ () δέ, () ὦ () ἄνθρωπε () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ταῦτα () φεῦγε· () δίωκε () δὲ () δικαιοσύνην, () εὐσέβειαν, () πίστιν, () ἀγάπην, () ὑπομονήν, () πρᾳότητα. ()
[12] Ἀγωνίζου () τὸν () καλὸν () ἀγῶνα () τῆς () πίστεως, () ἐπιλαβοῦ () τῆς () αἰωνίου () ζωῆς, () εἰς () ἣν () ἐκλήθης, () καὶ () ὡμολόγησας () τὴν () καλὴν () ὁμολογίαν () ἐνώπιον () πολλῶν () μαρτύρων. ()
[13] Παραγγέλλω () σοι () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τοῦ () ζῳοποιοῦντος () τὰ () πάντα, () καὶ () χριστοῦ () Ἰησοῦ () τοῦ () μαρτυρήσαντος () ἐπὶ () Ποντίου () Πιλάτου () τὴν () καλὴν () ὁμολογίαν, ()
[14] τηρῆσαί () σε () τὴν () ἐντολὴν () ἄσπιλον, () ἀνεπίληπτον, () μέχρι () τῆς () ἐπιφανείας () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἡμῶν () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, ()
[15] ἣν () καιροῖς () ἰδίοις () δείξει () ὁ () μακάριος () καὶ () μόνος () δυνάστης, () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () τῶν () βασιλευόντων, () καὶ () κύριος () τῶν () κυριευόντων, ()
[16] ὁ () μόνος () ἔχων () ἀθανασίαν, () φῶς () οἰκῶν () ἀπρόσιτον, () ὃν () εἶδεν () οὐδεὶς () ἀνθρώπων, () οὐδὲ () ἰδεῖν () δύναται· () ᾧ () τιμὴ () καὶ () κράτος () αἰώνιον. () Ἀμήν. ()
[17] Τοῖς () πλουσίοις () ἐν () τῷ () νῦν () αἰῶνι () παράγγελλε, () μὴ () ὑψηλοφρονεῖν, () μηδὲ () ἠλπικέναι () ἐπὶ () πλούτου () ἀδηλότητι, () ἀλλ’ () ἐν () τῷ () θεῷ () τῷ () ζῶντι, () τῷ () παρέχοντι () ἡμῖν () πάντα () πλουσίως () εἰς () ἀπόλαυσιν· ()
[18] ἀγαθοεργεῖν, () πλουτεῖν () ἐν () ἔργοις () καλοῖς, () εὐμεταδότους () εἶναι, () κοινωνικούς, ()
[19] ἀποθησαυρίζοντας () ἑαυτοῖς () θεμέλιον () καλὸν () εἰς () τὸ () μέλλον, () ἵνα () ἐπιλάβωνται () τῆς () αἰωνίου () ζωῆς. ()
[20] Ὦ () Τιμόθεε, () τὴν () παραθήκην () φύλαξον, () ἐκτρεπόμενος () τὰς () βεβήλους () κενοφωνίας () καὶ () ἀντιθέσεις () τῆς () ψευδωνύμου () γνώσεως· ()
[21] ἥν () τινες () ἐπαγγελλόμενοι () περὶ () τὴν () πίστιν () ἠστόχησαν. () Ἡ () χάρις () μετὰ () σοῦ. () Ἀμήν. ()

1 Timothy 6:5a διαπαρατριβαὶ ¦ PT TR παραδιατριβαὶ
1 Timothy 6:5b Ἀφίστασο … τοιούτων ¦ CT om.
1 Timothy 6:7 δῆλον ¦ CT om.
1 Timothy 6:11a τοῦ ¦ CT om.
1 Timothy 6:11b πρᾳότητα ¦ NA SBL WH πραϋπαθίαν ¦ TH πραυπαθείαν
1 Timothy 6:12 ἣν ¦ PCK TR ἣν καὶ ¦ PT ἣν [καὶ]
1 Timothy 6:13a σοι ¦ [NA]
1 Timothy 6:13b ζῳοποιοῦντος ¦ CT ζῳογονοῦντος
1 Timothy 6:13c Πιλάτου ¦ WH Πειλάτου
1 Timothy 6:14 ἀνεπίληπτον ¦ CT ἀνεπίλημπτον
1 Timothy 6:17a ἐν τῷ θεῷ τῷ ζῶντι ¦ CT ἐπὶ θεῷ
1 Timothy 6:17b πάντα πλουσίως ¦ TR πλουσίως πάντα
1 Timothy 6:19 αἰωνίου ¦ CT ὄντως
1 Timothy 6:20 παραθήκην ¦ PT TR παρακαταθήκην
1 Timothy 6:21 μετὰ σοῦ ἀμήν ¦ CT μεθ’ ὑμῶν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.