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1 Timothy 6

Instructions to Those Who Minister

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 aAll who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so  bthat the name of God and our doctrine will not be  1spoken against.

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Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are  abrethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who  1partake of the benefit are believers and beloved.  bTeach and  2preach these principles.

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If anyone  aadvocates a different doctrine and does not  1agree with  bsound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine  cconforming to godliness,

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he is  aconceited and understands nothing; but he  1has a morbid interest in  bcontroversial questions and  cdisputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,

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and constant friction between  amen of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who  bsuppose that  1godliness is a means of gain.

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 aBut godliness actually is a means of  bgreat gain when accompanied by  ccontentment.

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For  awe have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either.

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If we  ahave food and covering, with these we shall be content.

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 aBut 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.

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For  athe love of money is a root of all  1sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have  bwandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

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But  aflee from these things, you  bman of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness,  cfaith,  dlove,  1perseverance and gentleness.

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 aFight 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.

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 aI 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,

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

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

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 awho alone possesses immortality and  bdwells in unapproachable light,  cwhom no man has seen or can see.  aTo Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

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Instruct those who are rich in  athis present world  bnot to be conceited or to  cfix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God,  dwho richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

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

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

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O  aTimothy, guard  bwhat has been entrusted to you, avoiding  cworldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called "knowledge"--

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which some have professed and thus  agone astray  1from  bthe faith.

 cGrace be with you.



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