1 Timothy 6:7

Modern

For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.

Traditional

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

Literal

For we brought nothing into the world, because neither are we able to bring out anything.

Latin

Nihil enim intulimus in hunc mundum: haud dubium quod nec auferre quid possumus.

Greek

English

For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.

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

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

Job 1:21
…saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
Psalm 49:17
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
Luke 12:20–21
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
Ecclesiastes 5:15–16
As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
Proverbs 27:24
…for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
Luke 16:22–23
One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.