1 Timothy 6 LET as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.

ABU⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ LET as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed. ² And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren; but the rather do them service, because they who receive the benefit are faithful and beloved. These things teach and exhort. ³ If any one teaches otherwise, and assents not to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teaching which is according to godliness, ⁴ he is puffed up with pride, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof comes envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, ⁵ vain disputings of men corrupted in mind, and robbed of the truth, supposing that godliness is a means of gain. ⁶ But godliness with contentment is a great means of gain. ⁷ For we brought nothing into the world; it is certain we can also carry nothing out; ⁸ and having food and raiment, let us be therewith content. ⁹ But they who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which sink men into destruction and perdition. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all evils; which some coveting after wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. ¹¹ But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness of spirit. ¹² Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, unto which thou wast called, and didst make the good profession before many witnesses. ¹³ I charge thee in the sight of God, who preserves all alive, and of Jesus Christ, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good profession, ¹⁴ that thou keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ; ¹⁵ which in his own times he will show, who is the blissful and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; ¹⁶ who only has immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man has seen, or can see; to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen. ¹⁷ Charge those who are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor place their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in God, who gives us all things richly for enjoyment; ¹⁸ that they do good, be rich in good works, be free in imparting, willing to communicate; ¹⁹ laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life. ²⁰ O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding the profane babblings, and oppositions of that which is falsely called knowledge; ²¹ which some professing erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee.