1Ti 6 | NASB1995 | STEP | All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against .

1 Timothy 6

Instructions to Those Who Minister

1 ^aAll who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so ^bthat the name of God and our doctrine will not be ^{▼▼ Or blasphemed}spoken against. 2 Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are ^dbrethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who ^{▼▼ Or devote themselves to kindness}partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. ^fTeach and ^{▼▼ Lit exhort, urge}preach these principles.

3 If anyone ^hadvocates a different doctrine and does not ^{▼▼ Lit come to; or come with}agree with ^jsound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine ^kconforming to godliness, 4 he is ^lconceited and understands nothing; but he ^{▼▼ Lit is sick about}has a morbid interest in ⁿcontroversial questions and ^odisputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction between ^pmen of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who ^qsuppose that ^{▼▼ Or religion}godliness is a means of gain. 6 ^sBut godliness actually is a means of ^tgreat gain when accompanied by ^ucontentment. 7 For ^vwe have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. 8 If we ^whave food and covering, with these we shall be content. 9 ^xBut those who want to get rich fall into temptation and ^ya snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10 For ^zthe love of money is a root of all ^{▼▼ Lit the evils}sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have ^abwandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

11 But ^acflee from these things, you ^adman of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, ^aefaith, ^aflove, ^{▼▼ Or steadfastness}perseverance and gentleness. 12 ^ahFight the good fight of ^aifaith; ^ajtake hold of the eternal life ^akto which you were called, and you made the good ^alconfession in the presence of ^ammany witnesses. 13 ^anI charge you in the presence of God, who ^{▼▼ Or preserves alive}gives life to all things, and of ^apChrist Jesus, who testified the ^aqgood confession ^arbefore Pontius Pilate, 14 that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the ^asappearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which He will ^{▼▼ Lit show}bring about at ^authe proper time— He who is ^avthe blessed and ^awonly Sovereign, ^axthe King of ^{▼▼ Lit those who reign as kings}kings and ^azLord of ^{▼▼ Lit those who rule as lords}lords, 16 ^bbwho alone possesses immortality and ^bcdwells in unapproachable light, ^bdwhom no man has seen or can see. ^beTo Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

17 Instruct those who are rich in ^bfthis present world ^bgnot to be conceited or to ^bhfix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^biwho richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. 18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in ^bjgood ^{▼▼ Or deeds}works, ^blto be generous and ready to share, 19 ^bmstoring up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may ^bntake hold of that which is life indeed.

20 O ^boTimothy, guard ^bpwhat has been entrusted to you, avoiding ^bqworldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge”— 21 which some have professed and thus ^brgone astray ^{▼▼ Lit concerning}from ^btthe faith.

^buGrace be with you.