1 Timothy 6:10

Translations

Modern

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Traditional

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Literal

For the love of money is a root of all evils, which some, stretching after, were led astray away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Latin

Radix enim omnium malorum est cupiditas: quam quidam appetentes erraverunt a fide, et inseruerunt se doloribus multis.

Original

Greek

English

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Notes

1 Timothy 6:2–10

This paragraph reveals that the true desire of false teachers is wealth, not God.

1 Timothy 6:2–21

The final major part of the letter focuses on Timothy's need to challenge the false teachers. This section mirrors the structure of 1:3–20.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) Wealth and Poverty in the Wisdom Literature

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Jude 1:11
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Micah 3:11
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Matthew 23:13
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1 Timothy 6:10

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