1 Timothy 6:8

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Timothy 6:8

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

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KJV

King James Version

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

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WEB

World English Bible

But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

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ASV

American Standard Version

but having food and covering we shall be therewith content.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

But having sustenance and coverings, with these we will be content.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Timothy 6

⁶ Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

⁷ For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.

⁸ But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

⁹ Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

¹⁰ 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.

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