1 Timothy 6

Honoring Masters

1All who are under the yoke as slaves should regard their own masters # 6:1 Or owners as worthy of all respect, so that God’s name # 6:1 Jn 10:25; Ac 15:14; Rv 14:1 and his teaching will not be blasphemed. 2Let those who have believing masters not be disrespectful to them because they are brothers, but serve them even better, since those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. # 6:2 Or because, as believers who are dearly loved, they are devoted to others’ welfare,# 6:2 2Th 2:12; 1Jn 4:16

False Doctrine and Human Greed

Teach and encourage these things. 3If anyone teaches false doctrine and does not agree with the sound teaching of our Lord # 6:3 Rv 11:8 Jesus Christ and with the teaching that promotes godliness, # 6:3 2Pt 1:3 4he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in disputes and arguments over words. # 6:4 2Tm 2:14,23; Ti 3:9 From these come envy, # 6:4 Ps 37:1 quarreling, # 6:4 Ti 3:9 slander, # 6:4 Rv 13:6 evil suspicions, 5and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain. # 6:5 Other mss add From such people withdraw yourself.,# 6:5 Eph 4:22; 2Tm 3:8; Ti 1:11,15 6But godliness with contentment is great gain. # 6:6 Ps 37:16; Pr 15:16; 16:8; Php 4:11; Heb 13:5 7For we brought nothing into the world, and # 6:7 Other mss add it is clear that we can take nothing out. # 6:7 Jb 1:21; Ps 49:17; Ec 5:15 8If we have food and clothing, # 6:8 Or food and shelter we will be content with these. 9But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10For the love of money is a root # 6:10 Or is the root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith # 6:10 Php 1:27; 1Tm 1:2; Jd 3 and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Fight the Good Fight

11But you, man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, # 6:11 1Co 13:1 endurance, # 6:11 Rv 13:10 and gentleness. 12Fight the good fight # 6:12 2Tm 4:7; Jd 3 of the faith. Take hold of eternal life # 6:12 1Jn 5:12 to which you were called and about which you have made a good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13In the presence of God, who gives life to all, # 6:13 Mk 13:19; Rm 1:25 and of Christ Jesus, who gave a good confession before Pontius Pilate, # 6:13 Mt 27:11–14 I charge you 14to keep this command without fault or failure until the appearing # 6:14 Ti 2:13; 1Jn 2:28 of our Lord # 6:14 Rv 11:8 Jesus Christ. 15God will bring this about in his own time. # 6:15 Lk 21:8 He is the blessed and only # 6:15 Rm 16:27 Sovereign, the King of kings, # 6:15 Rv 17:14 and the Lord of lords, # 6:15 Dt 10:17; Ps 136:2–3; Rv 17:14; 19:16 16who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, # 6:16 Ps 36:9; 104:2; Jn 12:46 whom no one has seen or can see, # 6:16 Ex 33:20; Jn 1:18 to him be honor and eternal power. # 6:16 Jd 25 Amen. # 6:16 1Tm 1:17; Rv 22:21

Instructions to the Rich

17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant # 6:17 1Sm 2:3; Ec 7:8; Rm 11:20; 12:16 or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, # 6:17 Other mss read on the living God who richly provides us with all things # 6:17 Ac 17:25 to enjoy. 18Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, # 6:18 Mk 14:6; Gl 3:10; Jms 2:14–26; 1Pt 2:12 to be generous and willing to share, # 6:18 Rm 12:8,13; Eph 4:28 19storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the coming age, # 6:19 Mt 6:20 so that they may take hold of what is truly life.

Guard the Heritage

20Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, # 6:20 1Tm 1:11; 2Tm 1:12,14; Ti 1:3 avoiding # 6:20 Heb 12:13 irreverent and empty speech and contradictions from what is falsely called knowledge. # 6:20 Col 2:8; 2Tm 2:16; 4:4; Ti 1:14 21By professing it, some # 6:21 2Tm 2:18 people have departed from the faith. # 6:21 Php 1:27; 1Tm 1:2

Grace be with you all.

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1 Timotiyos 6

1As many avadim as are under the ol (yoke) of slavery let them consider their own adonim as worthy of all kavod, lest the name of Hashem and torateynu (our teaching) suffer Chillul Hashem gidduf. 2And let the ma'aminim#6:2 in Moshiach that have adonim not disrespect their masters because their adonim are achim, but let them all the more render service to them because the ones receiving benefit from their sherut hatov are ma'aminim in Moshiach and ahuvim.

Say shiurim on these things and exhort them. 3If anyone teaches heterodoxy (a doctrine that has a chiluk or difference) and does not agree with the orthodox Jewish teaching of Yehoshua the Moshiach Adoneinu and with torah conforming to chasidus, 4He has succombed to gaa'vah (conceit), having binah of nothing, but having a morbid craving for controversies and disputes over devarim out of which comes kinah (envy), madon (strife), lashon hora (evil speaking), chashadot merusha'im (evil suspicions), 5And constant friction between men corrupted in their minds and having become bereft of HaEmes, thinking chasidus to be a means of financial revach. 6But chasidus with tzufriedenkait (contentment) is great revach (gain, profit). 7For we brought nothing into the Olam Hazeh, neither are we able to carry anything out of it, 8But having okhel (food) and begadim (clothes), with these we will be satisfied. 9But the ones desiring to be oishirim (rich men) fall into nisayon (temptation) and into a pakh (trap) and into many foolish and destructive ta'avot (lusts) which plunge men into cherem and Avaddon (destruction). 10For the ahavas hakesef (love of money) is the shoresh (root) of kol hara'ot (all evils), which some, craving, were thereby led away from the emunah#6:10 of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and pierced themselves with many machovim (sorrows).

11But you, ish haElohim (man of G-d), flee these things. Pursue tzedek, chasidus, emunah, ahavah, savlanut, and anavah. 12Fight the good fight of emunah; lay hold of the Chayyei Olam to which you were called when you made the hoda'ah yafah (good confession) before edim rabbim (many witnesses). 13I charge you before Hashem, the one giving Chayyim to all things, and before Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua, the one having testified the hoda'ah yafah (good confession) before Pontius Pilate, 14I charge you to be shomer over the mitzvoh#6:14 of Moshiach spotlessly, irreproachably, until the appearing of Moshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua, 15Which He will make manifest at the right time — HaMvorach, HaRibbon HaYachid, Melech HaMelachim and Adon HaAdonim. 16To the One who is alone haAlmavet (Immortal), dwelling in Ohr unapproachable, whom no man among Bnei Adam saw, neither is able to see, lo hakavod v'hagevurah l'olam va'ed. Omein.

17Charge the oishirim in the Olam Hazeh not to walk in gaa'vah (pride) and high-mindedness, neither to put their tikvah (hope) in the uncertainty of their osher but in Hashem who richly grants us all things for enjoyment. 18Charge the oishirim to do HaTov, to be rich in ma'asim tovim, to demonstrate rochav lev (generosity) and willingness to do gemilus chesed, 19Treasuring up for themselves a yesod tov (good foundation) for Olam Habah that they may lay hold of HaChayyim HaAmittiyim.

20O Timotiyos, the pikkadon (deposit)#6:20 of Moshiachʼs torah, Ac 2:42 entrusted to you be shomer over, turning away from the profane empty utterances and oppositions of the falsely named Da'as#6:20 proto-Gnostic, see 1Y 1—5 (Knowledge), 21By which, some, professing, missed the mark concerning the emunah.#6:21 of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Chen v'Chesed Hashem be with you.

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