5 and constant friction among people z who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, a imagining that godliness is a means of gain. 6 Now there is great gain in b godliness c with contentment, 7 for d we brought nothing into the world, and [1] we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But e if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 9 But f those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, g into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that h plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of i all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
11 But as for you, j O man of God, k flee these things. l Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 m Fight the good fight of the faith. n Take hold of the eternal life o to which you were called and about which you made p the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 q I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, r who in his testimony before [2] Pontius Pilate made p the good confession, 14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until s the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which he will display t at the proper time—he who is u the blessed and only Sovereign, v the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 w who alone has immortality, x who dwells in y unapproachable light, z whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
17 As for the rich in a this present age, charge them b not to be haughty, nor c to set their hopes on d the uncertainty of riches, but on God, e who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, f to be rich in good works, to be generous and g ready to share, 19 thus h storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may i take hold of j that which is truly life.
20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. k Avoid the l irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”
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