1 Timothy 6

1 Timothy 6:1

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour.

Let those Christians, which are under the yoke of servitude, so carry themselves to their masters, though infidels, as accounting them worthy of all honour; not derogating ought from their obedience, because themselves are called to the knowledge and profession of Christ.

1 Timothy 6:2

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful &c.

And, for those that have believing masters, let them not think they may abate ought of their due respects and observance to them, because they are their fellow Christians.

1 Timothy 6:3

And consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And consent not to the true and saving doctrine of the Gospel.

1 Timothy 6:4

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, &c.

He is proud, knowing nothing, indeed, of what he ought to know; but vainly distempering himself about idle and frivolous questions and quarrels, about words whereof, &c.

1 Timothy 6:5

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness.

Perverse and peevish brabbings of disputations of men of corrupt and depraved minds; void of all care and love of truth; aiming only at their own filthy lucre, as supposing gain to be the best and only godliness.

1 Timothy 6:6

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

But I say, contrarily, that godliness is great gain; and such as may give a man all-sufficiency in himself, if he have a heart content with his estate.

1 Timothy 6:9

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts.

But they, that set down their rest and resolution that they will be rich, must needs fall into many temptations, and be miscarried with them; and cannot but be entangled in the snares of Satan, and drawn into many covetous desires.

1 Timothy 6:10

Which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Which while some have immoderately coveted, they have been drawn to renounce their Christian profession, and have

1 Timothy 6:12

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life.

Fight thou that good and happy fight of a true and faithful champion of Christ, for the maintenance of his faith and Gospel, which thy true faith in him shall enable thee unto and crown thee for; and lay hold upon that blessed reward of eternal life.

1 Timothy 6:13

Who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession.

Who before Pontius Pilate made a just and undaunted profession of his Messiahship; telling him, that for this cause he came into the world, that he might bear witness of the truth.

1 Timothy 6:16

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto.

Who only hath perfect and absolute immortality, as in himself; dwelling in that increased and infinite glory of Divine Majesty, which our weak and dark apprehensions cannot conceive or reach unto.

1 Timothy 6:19

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Laying up in store for themselves, through the grace and acceptation of God, a good foundation of assured comfort, against the evil day, even the day of death; that they may, upon his merciful remuneration, obtain eternal life.

1 Timothy 6:20

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

O Timothy, keep thou, sure and carefully, that precious treasure of sound and wholesome doctrine, wherewith thou art entrusted; avoiding those profane and vain janglings about idle questions, and those bootless quarrels of sophistry, which carry a shew of learning and knowledge, but indeed have nothing but frothy ostentation:

1 Timothy 6:21

Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

Which some professing, have been drawn into gross errors and mis-opinions concerning religion. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY.