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First Epistle to Timothy, Chapter 6

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1 Timothy 6 NASB - New American Standard Bible1 Timothy 6 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 6 of 1 Timothy—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so 2that the name of God and our doctrine will not be [a]spoken against.
  2. Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are 3brethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who [b]partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. 4Teach and [c]preach these principles.
  3. ¶ If anyone 5advocates a different doctrine and does not [d]agree with 6sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine 7conforming to godliness,
  4. he is 8conceited and understands nothing; but he [e]has a morbid interest in 9controversial questions and 10disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,
  5. and constant friction between 11men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who 12suppose that [f]godliness is a means of gain.
  6. 13But godliness actually is a means of 14great gain when accompanied by 15contentment.
  7. For 16we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either.
  8. If we 17have food and covering, with these we shall be content.
  9. 18But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and 19a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.
  10. For 20the love of money is a root of all [g]sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have 21wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
  11. ¶ But 22flee from these things, you 23man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, 24faith, 25love, [h]perseverance and gentleness.
  12. 26Fight the good fight of 27faith; 28take hold of the eternal life 29to which you were called, and you made the good 30confession in the presence of 31many witnesses.
  13. 32I charge you in the presence of God, who [i]gives life to all things, and of 33Christ Jesus, who testified the 34good confession 35before Pontius Pilate,
  14. that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the 36appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
  15. which He will [j]bring about at 37the proper time—He who is 38the blessed and 39only Sovereign, 40the King of [k]kings and 41Lord of [l]lords,
  16. 42who alone possesses immortality and 43dwells in unapproachable light, 44whom no man has seen or can see. 45To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
  17. ¶ Instruct those who are rich in 46this present world 47not to be conceited or to 48fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, 49who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
  18. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in 50good [m]works, 51to be generous and ready to share,
  19. 52storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may 53take hold of that which is life indeed.
  20. ¶ O 54Timothy, guard 55what has been entrusted to you, avoiding 56worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge”—
  21. which some have professed and thus 57gone astray [n]from 58the faith.
    59Grace be with you.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or blasphemed
  2. ^ Or devote themselves to kindness
  3. ^ Lit exhort, urge
  4. ^ Lit come to; or come with
  5. ^ Lit is sick about
  6. ^ Or religion
  7. ^ Lit the evils
  8. ^ Or steadfastness
  9. ^ Or preserves alive
  10. ^ Lit show
  11. ^ Lit those who reign as kings
  12. ^ Lit those who rule as lords
  13. ^ Or deeds
  14. ^ Lit concerning

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Eph 6:5; Ti 2:9; 1Pe 2:18
  2. ^ Ti 2:5
  3. ^ Ac 1:15; Ga 3:28; Pm 16
  4. ^ 1Ti 4:11
  5. ^ 1Ti 1:3
  6. ^ 1Ti 1:10
  7. ^ Ti 1:1
  8. ^ 1Ti 3:6
  9. ^ 1Ti 1:4
  10. ^ Ac 18:15; 2Ti 2:14
  11. ^ 2Ti 3:8; Ti 1:15
  12. ^ Ti 1:11; 2Pe 2:3
  13. ^ Lu 12:15-21; 1Ti 6:6-10
  14. ^ 1Ti 4:8
  15. ^ Pp 4:11; Heb 13:5
  16. ^ Jb 1:21; Ec 5:15
  17. ^ Pr 30:8
  18. ^ Pr 15:27; 23:4; 28:20; Lu 12:21; 1Ti 6:17
  19. ^ 1Ti 3:7
  20. ^ Col 3:5; 1Ti 3:3; 6:9
  21. ^ Jm 5:19
  22. ^ 2Ti 2:22
  23. ^ 2Ti 3:17
  24. ^ 1Ti 1:14
  25. ^ 2Ti 3:10
  26. ^ 1Co 9:25f; Pp 1:30; 1Ti 1:18
  27. ^ 1Ti 1:19
  28. ^ Pp 3:12; 1Ti 6:19
  29. ^ Col 3:15
  30. ^ 2Co 9:13; 1Ti 6:13
  31. ^ 1Ti 4:14; 2Ti 2:2
  32. ^ 1Ti 5:21
  33. ^ Ga 3:26; 1Ti 1:12, 15; 2:5
  34. ^ 2Co 9:13; 1Ti 6:12
  35. ^ Mt 27:2; Jn 18:37
  36. ^ 2Th 2:8
  37. ^ 1Ti 2:6
  38. ^ 1Ti 1:11
  39. ^ 1Ti 1:17
  40. ^ De 10:17; Re 17:14; 19:16
  41. ^ Ps 136:3
  42. ^ 1Ti 1:17
  43. ^ Ps 104:2; Jm 1:17; 1Jo 1:5
  44. ^ Jn 1:18
  45. ^ 1Ti 1:17
  46. ^ Mt 12:32; 2Ti 4:10; Ti 2:12
  47. ^ Ps 62:10; Lu 12:20; Ro 11:20; 1Ti 6:9
  48. ^ 1Ti 4:10
  49. ^ Ac 14:17
  50. ^ 1Ti 5:10
  51. ^ Ro 12:8; Eph 4:28
  52. ^ Mt 6:20
  53. ^ 1Ti 6:12
  54. ^ 1Ti 1:2
  55. ^ 2Ti 1:12, 14
  56. ^ 1Ti 1:9; 2Ti 2:16
  57. ^ 2Ti 2:18
  58. ^ 1Ti 1:19
  59. ^ Col 4:18

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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