³If anyone teaches other doctrine and does not devote himself to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that is in accordance with godliness, ⁴he is conceited, understanding nothing, but having a morbid interest concerning controversies and disputes about words, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions, ⁵constant wrangling by people of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who consider godliness to be a means of gain. ⁶But godliness with contentment is a great means of gain. ⁷For we have brought nothing into the world, so that neither can we bring anything out. ⁸But if we^* have food and clothing, with these things we will be content. ⁹But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge those people into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰For the love of money is a root of all evil, by which some, because they^* desire it, have gone astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.

Renewed Charge to Timothy

¹¹But you, O man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness.

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1 Timothy 6:11: But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

Footnotes

*Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“having”) which is understood as conditional
*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“desire”) which is understood as causal