提摩太前书 6

1 凡负轭作奴仆的，应当看自己的主人是配受十分的敬重，免得 神的名和道理被人亵渎。2 奴仆有信主的主人，不可因为他们是弟兄而轻看他们；倒要加意服事他们，因为这些受到服事的益处的，是信主蒙爱的人。
敬虔与知足
你要把这些事教导人，劝勉人。3 如果有人传别的教义，不接受我们的主耶稣基督纯正的话语，和那敬虔的道理，4 他是自高自大，一无所知，反而专好问难争辩，由此产生妒忌、纷争、毁谤、恶意的猜疑，5 就和那些心术败坏，丧失真理的人不断地争吵。他们视敬虔为得利的门路。6 其实敬虔而又知足，就是得大利的途径，7 因为我们没有带甚么到世上来，也不能带甚么去。8 只要有衣有食，就应当知足。9 但那些想要发财的人，就落在试探中和陷阱里；又落在许多无知而有害的私慾里，使人沉沦在败坏和灭亡中；10 因为贪财是万恶之根。有人贪爱钱财，就被引诱离开真道，用许多痛苦把自己刺透了。
要为信仰打那美好的仗11 但你这属 神的人啊，应该逃避这些事，要追求公义、敬虔、信心、爱心、忍耐和温柔。12 要为信仰打那美好的仗，持定永生；你是为这永生而蒙召的，又在许多的证人面前承认过美好的信仰。13 我在赐生命给万物的 神面前，并那在本丢．彼拉多面前见证过美好的信仰的基督耶稣面前嘱咐你，14 你当毫无玷污，无可指摘地持守这命令，直到我们主耶稣基督的显现。15 到了适当的时候，那可称颂的、独一的全能者，万王之王，万主之主，必把基督的显现表明出来。16 只有他永远不死，住在不能接近的光里，没有人见过他，人也不能看见他。愿尊荣和永远的权能都归给他。阿们。17 你要嘱咐那些今世富有的人，叫他们不要心高气傲，也不要寄望在浮动的财富上，却要仰望那厚赐百物给我们享用的 神。18 又要嘱咐他们行善，在善事上富足，慷慨好施。19 这样，就为自己在来世积聚财富，作美好的基础，好叫他们能够得着那真正的生命。20 提摩太啊，你要保守所交讬你的，避免世俗的空谈和冒称是知识的那种反调；21 有些人自称有这知识，就偏离了真道。愿恩惠与你们同在。

1 Timothy 6

1 Those who are under the yoke as slavest must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will preventt the name of God and Christian teachingt from being discredited.t

2 But those who have believing masters must not show them less respectt because they are brothers. Instead they are to serve all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved.t
Teach them and exhort them about these things.t

Summary of Timothy’s Duties

3 If someone spreads false teachingst and does not agree with sound words (that is, those of our Lord Jesus Christ) and with the teaching that accords with godliness,4 he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,5 and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godlinesss is a way of making a profit.6 Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.7 For we have brought nothing into this world and sos we cannot take a single thing out either.8 But if we have food and shelter, we will be satisfied with that.t9 Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

10 For the love of money is the roott of all evils.t Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.
11 But you, as a person dedicated to God,t keep away from all that.t Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.12 Compete wellt for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confessions fort in the presence of many witnesses.13 I charge youst before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confessionts before Pontius Pilate,14 to obeyt this commandts without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ15 – whose appearingt the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.

16 He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
17 Command those who are rich in this world’s goodst not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain,t but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.18 Tell them to do good,t to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.t

19 In this way they will save upt a treasure for themselves as a firm foundationt for the future and so lay hold oft what is truly life.

Conclusion

20 O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoidt the profane chatter and absurditiest of so-called “knowledge.”t

21 By professing it, some have strayed from the faith.t Grace be with you all.st