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1 Timothy 6:10 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


1 Timothy 6:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 6:1020 words
GreekMeaning
ῥίζαrhiza
A rootnounG4491
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
πάντωνpantōn
of all kindsadjectiveG3956
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
κακῶνkakōn
of evilsadjectiveG2556
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
thearticleG3588
φιλαργυρίαphilargyria
love of moneynounG5365
ἧςhēs
whichrelative pronounG3739
τινεςtines
somepronounG5100
ὀρεγόμενοιoregomenoi
stretching afterverbG3713
ἀπεπλανήθησανapeplanēthēsan
were seducedverbG635
ἀπὸapo
away fromprepositionG575
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
πίστεωςpisteōs
faithnounG4102
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἑαυτοὺςheautous
themselvespronounG1438
περιέπειρανperiepeiran
piercedverbG4044
ὀδύναιςodynais
with sorrowsnounG3601
πολλαῖςpollais
manyadjectiveG4183
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 6:10

Two things he mentions, and that which to them might seem the more weighty he places last, their “many sorrows.” And to learn how true this is, the only way is to sojourn with the rich, to see how many are their sorrows, how bitter their complaints.

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 17 on First Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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