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

17 Instruct 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.

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

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

Original words

Instruct παράγγελλε G3853 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular those who are Τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural rich πλουσίοις G4145 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular present νῦν G3568 Adverb age αἰῶνι G165 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular not μὴ G3361 Adverb to be conceited ὑψηλοφρονεῖν G5309 Verb - Present Infinitive Active [and] not μηδὲ G3366 Conjunction to put their hope ἠλπικέναι G1679 Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active in ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition [the] uncertainty ἀδηλότητι G83 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular of wealth πλούτου G4149 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction in ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition God Θεῷ G2316 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular who τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular richly πλουσίως G4146 Adverb provides παρέχοντι G3930 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular all things πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural for us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition enjoy ἀπόλαυσιν G619 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

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

Original words

[Instruct them] to do good ἀγαθοεργεῖν G14 Verb - Present Infinitive Active to be rich πλουτεῖν G4147 Verb - Present Infinitive Active in ἐν G1722 Preposition good καλοῖς G2570 Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural works ἔργοις G2041 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural [and] to be εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active generous εὐμεταδότους G2130 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural [and] ready to share κοινωνικούς G2843 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural

Verse 19

Cross-references

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

Original words

treasuring up ἀποθησαυρίζοντας G597 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural for themselves ἑαυτοῖς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural a firm καλὸν G2570 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular foundation θεμέλιον G2310 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular for εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular future μέλλον G3195 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction they may take hold ἐπιλάβωνται G1949 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural of τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular that which is truly ὄντως G3689 Adverb life ζωῆς G2222 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

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