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All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.

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Instructions to Servants

Let as many bondmen as are under yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.

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Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfarea of their slaves.False Teachers and the Love of Money

These are the things you are to teach and insist on.

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And they that have believing masters, let them not despise [them] because they are brethren; but let them the rather serve them with subjection, because they are faithful and beloved, who profit by the good and ready service [rendered]. These things teach and exhort.

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If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,

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Reject False Doctrines

If any one teach differently, and do not accede to sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching which [is] according to piety,

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they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions

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he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and disputes of words, out of which arise envy, strife, injurious words, evil suspicions,

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and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.

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constant quarrellings of men corrupted in mind and destitute of the truth, holding gain to be [the end of] piety.

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But godliness with contentment is great gain.

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Contentment in Godliness

But piety with contentment *is* great gain.

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For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.

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For we have brought nothing into the world: [it is] [manifest] that neither can we carry anything out.

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But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

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But having sustenance and covering, we will be content with these.

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Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

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But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.

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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

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For the love of money is [the] root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

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Final Charge to Timothy

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

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Fight the Good Fight

But *thou*, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.

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Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

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Strive earnestly [in] the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

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In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you

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I enjoin thee before God who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession,

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to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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that thou keep the commandment spotless, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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which God will bring about in his own time — God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

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which in its own time the blessed and only Ruler shall shew, the King of those that reign, and Lord of those that exercise lordship;

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who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

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who only has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom [be] honour and eternal might. Amen.

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Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

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A Charge to the Rich

Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for [our] enjoyment;

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Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

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to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate [of their substance],

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In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

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laying by for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of [what is] really life.

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Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,

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Final Guidance

O Timotheus, keep the entrusted deposit, avoiding profane, vain babblings, and oppositions of false-named knowledge,

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which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith.
Grace be with you all.

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of which some having made profession, have missed the faith. Grace [be] with thee.

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1 Timothy 6

1 Timothy 6