1 Timothy 6:8–19

⁸And if we ^ahave food and covering, with these we shall be content.

^9aBut those who want to get rich fall into temptation and ^ba snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.

¹⁰For ^athe love of money is a root of all ¹sorts of evils, and some by aspiring to it have ^bwandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

¹¹But you, O ^aman of God, ^bflee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, ^cfaith, ^dlove, ¹perseverance, gentleness.

^12aFight the good fight of ^bfaith. ^cTake hold of the eternal life ^dto which you were called, and you made the good ^econfession in the presence of ^fmany witnesses.

^13aI charge you in the presence of God, who ¹gives life to all things, and of ^bChrist Jesus, who testified the ^cgood confession ^dbefore Pontius Pilate,

¹⁴that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the ^aappearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁵which He will ¹bring about at ^athe proper time—He who is ^bthe blessed and ^conly Sovereign, ^dthe King of ²kings and ^eLord of ³lords,

^16awho alone has immortality and ^bdwells in unapproachable light, ^cwhom no man has seen or can see. ^dTo Him be honor and eternal might! Amen.

¹⁷Command those who are rich in ^athis present age ^bnot to be haughty or to ^cset their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^dwho richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

¹⁸Command them to do good, to be rich in ^agood ¹works, ^bto be generous and ready to share,

^19astoring up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may ^btake hold of that which is life indeed.