1 Timothy 6:11 — King James Version← Study notes
“But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.”
1 Timothy 6:11 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 6:1115 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 6:11
This is a title of great dignity. For we are all men of God, but the righteous peculiarly so, not by right of creation only, but by that of appropriation. If then you are a “man of God,” seek not superfluous things, which lead you not to God, but “Flee these things, and follow after righteousness.” Both expressions are emphatic; he does not say turn from one, and approach the other, but “flee these things, pursue righteousness,” so as not to be covetous. “Godliness,” that…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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