Focused Passage

1 Timothy 6:17-19

Godliness, Contentment, the Good Fight, and Guarding the Entrusted Gospel

Paul moves from gospel-shaped conduct under slavery, to exposing false teachers and greed, to commending godliness with contentment, to charging Timothy to fight the good fight, to instructing the wealthy, and finally to guarding the entrusted truth.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

18Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

19treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

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Verse 17

Cross-references

Proverbs 23BSB references James 5BSB references Philippians 4:19Classic cross-references Matthew 6:19Classic cross-references Psalms 103:5Classic cross-references Matthew 13:22Classic cross-references Matthew 6:24Classic cross-references

Original words

InstructπαράγγελλεG3853Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularthose who areΤοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralrichπλουσίοιςG4145Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularpresentνῦνG3568AdverbageαἰῶνιG165Noun - Dative Masculine SingularnotμὴG3361Adverbto be conceitedὑψηλοφρονεῖνG5309Verb - Present Infinitive Active[and] notμηδὲG3366Conjunctionto put their hopeἠλπικέναιG1679Verb - Perfect Infinitive ActiveinἐπὶG1909Preposition[the] uncertaintyἀδηλότητιG83Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof wealthπλούτουG4149Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctioninἐπὶG1909PrepositionGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularrichlyπλουσίωςG4146AdverbprovidesπαρέχοντιG3930Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singularall thingsπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralfor usἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositionenjoyἀπόλαυσινG619Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Ephesians 2:10Classic cross-references Hebrews 13:16Classic cross-references Matthew 5:16Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:24Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:28Classic cross-references

Original words

[Instruct them] to do goodἀγαθοεργεῖνG14Verb - Present Infinitive Activeto be richπλουτεῖνG4147Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveinἐνG1722PrepositiongoodκαλοῖςG2570Adjective - Dative Neuter PluralworksἔργοιςG2041Noun - Dative Neuter Plural[and] to beεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivegenerousεὐμεταδότουςG2130Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural[and] ready to shareκοινωνικούςG2843Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural

Verse 19

Cross-references

Matthew 6:20Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 6:12Classic cross-references Matthew 6:19Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 2:19Classic cross-references Luke 16:9Classic cross-references

Original words

treasuring upἀποθησαυρίζονταςG597Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Pluralfor themselvesἑαυτοῖςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plurala firmκαλὸνG2570Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularfoundationθεμέλιονG2310Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularforεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularfutureμέλλονG3195Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionthey may take holdἐπιλάβωνταιG1949Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person PluralofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularthat which is trulyὄντωςG3689AdverblifeζωῆςG2222Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

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