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1 Timothy 6:10 — For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some…
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
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The verses around 1 Timothy 6:10.
8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Verse explanation
It’s common to hear this verse quoted as “money is the root of all evil,” but the original text is more specific: it is “the love of money” — the attachment to it and the obsessive pursuit of it — that Paul points to as the problem, not money itself. He describes this attachment as something that has already led some away from the faith and brought needless sorrow.
From the 1 Timothy 6 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Timothy 6:10 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque o amor do dinheiro é a raiz de todos os males; o que apetecendo alguns, se desviaram da fé, e se traspassaram a si mesmos com muitas dôres.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Pois o amor ao dinheiro é raiz de todos os tipos de males. Alguns o cobiçam, e então se desviaram da fé, e perfuraram a si mesmos com muitas dores.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Pues el deseo de ser ricos conduce a muchas clases de malos resultados. Algunos de los que anhelaban esto se han apartado de la verdad, y se han causado daño a sí mismos, experimentando gran dolor.
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