1Timothy:6

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* Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor , so that the name of God and the teaching may not be spoken against . * Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren , but they must serve them all the better , because those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved . * If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching which accords with godliness , * he is conceited and understands nothing ; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words , which produce envy , strife , malicious talk , evil suspicions , * and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth , who imagine that godliness is a means of gain . * But godliness with contentment is itself great gain . * For we brought nothing into the world , and we cannot take anything out of it . * But if we have food and clothing , with these we shall be content . * But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction . * For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil , and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs . * But you , man of God , flee from all this , and pursue righteousness , godliness , faith , love , endurance and gentleness . * Fight the good fight of the faith ; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses . * I charge you in the presence of God , who gives life to all things , and of Christ Jesus , who made the good confession before Pontius Pilate , * to keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ , * which he will bring about at the proper time —he who is the blessed and only Sovereign , the King of kings and Lord of lords , * who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light , whom no man has ever seen or can see . To him be honor and eternal dominion . Amen . * Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches , but on God , who richly supplies us with everything to enjoy . * Instruct them to do good , to be rich in good deeds , to be generous and ready to share , * storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future , so that they may take hold of that life which is life indeed . * O Timothy , guard what has been entrusted to you . Avoid godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge , * which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith .

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