1 TIMOTHY 6:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 2
“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.”
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils, and by craving it some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs — the root-metaphor (rhiza) establishes philarguria (love of money) as generative of manifold transgressions. Some (tines) have explicitly apostasized (apeplanēthesan), turning from faith into self-inflicted suffering (peri ... heautous).
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Amara OseiNote2mo agoMoney Isn't Evil, but Love of Money Creates Evil
As a pastor, I've watched the love of money destroy more lives and families than almost anything else. Paul's careful distinction here is important—it's not money itself that's the root of evil, but t...
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David MensahNote1mo agoThe cost of discipleship - 1 Timothy 6
I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth s...
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