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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_timothy/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_timothy/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_timothy/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_timothy/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But godliness <i>actually</i> is a means of great gain <i>when</i> accompanied by contentment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_timothy/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But godliness <i>actually</i> is a means of great gain, when accompanied by contentment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_timothy/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But godliness <i>actually</i> is a means of great gain, when accompanied by contentment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_timothy/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But godliness <i>actually</i> is a source of great gain when accompanied by contentment [that contentment which comes from a sense of inner confidence based on the sufficiency of God].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_timothy/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_timothy/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is a great gain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_timothy/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_timothy/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And religion does make your life rich, by making you content with what you have. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_timothy/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_timothy/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A godly life brings huge profits to people who are content with what they have.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_timothy/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_timothy/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Of course, godliness with contentment does bring a great profit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_timothy/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_timothy/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_timothy/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_timothy/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And godliness *is* gain, when associated with contentment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_timothy/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_timothy/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />but it is great gain—the piety with contentment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_timothy/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> but it is great gain -- the piety with contentment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_timothy/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But devotion with contentment is great gain.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_timothy/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_timothy/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But piety with sufficiency is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_timothy/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, religion with contentment is a great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_timothy/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_timothy/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But our gain is greater contentment, for it is the worship of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_timothy/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For our profit is great, which is the worship of God while having the necessities, for we have enough.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_timothy/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But godliness, with a contented disposition, is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_timothy/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Godliness with contentment is great gain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_timothy/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_timothy/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Religion indeed with contentment leads to great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And godliness *is* gain, when associated with contentment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_timothy/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is a great source of gain;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_timothy/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But godliness with contentment is great gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_timothy/6-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EkcLX59OJyU?start=902" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/6.htm">Contentment in Godliness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5</span>and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Of course,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2150.htm" title="2150: eusebeia (N-NFS) -- Piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness. From eusebes; piety; specially, the gospel scheme.">godliness</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/841.htm" title="841: autarkeias (N-GFS) -- Self-sufficiency, independence, contentment. From autarkes; self-satisfaction, i.e. contentedness, or a competence.">contentment</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: Estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megas (Adj-NMS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">great</a> <a href="/greek/4200.htm" title="4200: porismos (N-NMS) -- A source of gain, livelihood. From a derivative of poros; furnishing, i.e. money-getting.">gain.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">7</span>For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Philippians 4:11-13</a></span><br />I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. / I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need. / I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a></span><br />Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-16.htm">Proverbs 15:16</a></span><br />Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-8.htm">Proverbs 16:8</a></span><br />Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15</a></span><br />And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10</a></span><br />He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25-34</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? / Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-16.htm">Psalm 37:16</a></span><br />Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">2 Corinthians 9:8</a></span><br />And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-8.htm">Proverbs 30:8-9</a></span><br />Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. / Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-14.htm">Luke 3:14</a></span><br />Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-2.htm">Colossians 3:2</a></span><br />Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But godliness with contentment is great gain.</p><p class="hdg">godliness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/4-8.htm">1 Timothy 4:8</a></b></br> For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-16.htm">Psalm 37:16</a></b></br> A little that a righteous man hath <i>is</i> better than the riches of many wicked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Psalm 84:11</a></b></br> For the LORD God <i>is</i> a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good <i>thing</i> will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.</p><p class="hdg">contentment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/6-8.htm">1 Timothy 6:8</a></b></br> And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21</a></b></br> And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/3-14.htm">Luke 3:14</a></b></br> And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse <i>any</i> falsely; and be content with your wages.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/colossians/1-9.htm">Accompanied</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-1.htm">Actually</a> <a href="/romans/16-15.htm">Associated</a> <a href="/songs/8-10.htm">Contentment</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">Godliness</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-16.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">Means</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-2.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">Piety</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">True.</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/james/2-17.htm">Accompanied</a> <a href="/genesis/20-12.htm">Actually</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-13.htm">Associated</a> <a href="/job/36-11.htm">Contentment</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-6.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-11.htm">Godliness</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Means</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-11.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-2.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-11.htm">Piety</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-14.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-19.htm">True.</a><div class="vheading2">1 Timothy 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/6-1.htm">Of the duty of servants.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/6-3.htm">Not to have fellowship with newfangled teachers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/6-6.htm">Godliness is great gain;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">and love of money the root of all evil.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/6-11.htm">What Timothy is to flee, and what to follow.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">and whereof to admonish the rich.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/6-20.htm">To keep the purity of true doctrine, and to avoid godless ideas.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_timothy/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_timothy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_timothy/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Of course,</b><br>This phrase introduces a statement that is considered self-evident or universally acknowledged among believers. It suggests that what follows is a truth that should be obvious to those who understand the teachings of the faith. In the context of Paul's letter to Timothy, it serves as a reminder of foundational Christian principles.<p><b>godliness</b><br>Godliness refers to a life that is devoted to God, characterized by reverence, piety, and a commitment to living according to His will. In the Greco-Roman world, where Timothy ministered, various philosophies and religions offered different paths to a virtuous life. However, Paul emphasizes that true godliness is rooted in a relationship with the one true God, as revealed through Jesus Christ. This aligns with other scriptural teachings, such as in <a href="/2_peter/1-3.htm">2 Peter 1:3</a>, which speaks of God's divine power granting everything needed for life and godliness.<p><b>with contentment</b><br>Contentment is the state of being satisfied with what one has, rather than desiring more. In a culture that often equated wealth and material success with divine favor, this was a countercultural message. Contentment is a recurring theme in Paul's writings, as seen in <a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Philippians 4:11-13</a>, where he speaks of learning to be content in all circumstances through Christ who strengthens him. This contentment is not based on external circumstances but on an internal assurance of God's provision and care.<p><b>is great gain.</b><br>The phrase "great gain" contrasts with the worldly pursuit of wealth and material possessions. In the historical context of Ephesus, where Timothy was leading the church, there was a strong emphasis on commerce and wealth accumulation. Paul redefines true gain as spiritual rather than material, echoing Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> about storing up treasures in heaven. This perspective encourages believers to focus on eternal rewards rather than temporary, earthly ones.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>- The apostle who authored the letter to Timothy, providing guidance and instruction for church leadership and personal conduct.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/timothy.htm">Timothy</a></b><br>- A young pastor and protégé of Paul, serving in Ephesus, who received this letter as part of his pastoral training and encouragement.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a></b><br>- The city where Timothy was ministering, known for its wealth and commerce, which may have influenced the church's attitudes toward material wealth.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/early_church.htm">Early Church</a></b><br>- The community of believers in the first century, navigating issues of doctrine, leadership, and practical living in a diverse and often hostile environment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/godliness_and_contentment.htm">Godliness and Contentment</a></b><br>True wealth is found in a life that reflects godliness and is satisfied with what God provides. This combination leads to spiritual richness and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_materialism.htm">The Danger of Materialism</a></b><br>In a culture that often equates success with material gain, believers are called to a counter-cultural mindset that values spiritual growth over financial accumulation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_as_a_learned_virtue.htm">Contentment as a Learned Virtue</a></b><br>Contentment is not innate but learned through trust in God's provision and sovereignty. It requires a shift in focus from earthly desires to eternal values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_gratitude.htm">The Role of Gratitude</a></b><br>Practicing gratitude helps cultivate contentment by recognizing and appreciating God's blessings, both big and small, in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Keeping an eternal perspective helps believers prioritize their lives according to God's kingdom values, leading to true fulfillment and joy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_timothy_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Timothy 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'godliness_with_contentment'.htm">What does "Godliness with Contentment" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_teach_about_hate.htm">Are you content with what you have now?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_rhoda_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'be content with what you have' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_you_content_with_what_you_have_now.htm">Are you content with what you have now?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_timothy/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">But godliness with contentment is great gain.</span>--Here the Apostle changes the subject of his letter somewhat abruptly. The monstrous thought that these wordly men dare to trade upon his dear Master's religion, dare to make out of his holy doctrine a gain--the hateful word suggests to him another danger, to which many in a congregation drawn from the population of a wealthy commercial city like Ephesus were hourly exposed. This is an admirable instance of the sudden change we often notice in the subject matter in the midst of St. Paul's Epistles, of what has been aptly termed "going off at a word." The reasoning in the writer's mind was, probably--"these false men suppose godliness will be turned into gain." Yes, though <span class= "ital">they</span> were terribly mistaken, still there <span class= "ital">is</span> a sense in which their miserable notion is true. True godliness is ever accompanied with perfect contentment. In this sense, godliness <span class= "ital">does</span> bring along with it great gain to its possessor. "The heart," says Wiesinger, "amid every outward want, is then only truly rich when it not only wants nothing which it has not, but has that which raises it above what it has not."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_timothy/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Godliness</span>, etc. The apostle lakes up the sentiment which he had just condemned, and shows that in another sense it is most true. The godly man is rich indeed. For he wants nothing in this world but what God has given him, and has acquired riches which, unlike the riches of this world, he can take away with him (comp. <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33</a>). The enumeration of his acquired treasures follows, after a parenthetical depreciation of those of the covetous man, in ver. 11. The thought, as so often in St. Paul, is a little intricate, and its flow checked by parenthetical side-thoughts. But it seems to be as follows: "<span class="accented">But</span> godliness is, in one sense, a source of great gain, and moreover brings contentment with it - contentment, I <span class="accented">say</span>, for since we brought nothing into the world, and can carry nothing out, we have good reason to be content with the necessaries of life, food and raiment. Indeed, those who strive for more, and pant after wealth, bring nothing but trouble upon themselves. For the love of money is the root of all evil, etc. Thou, therefore, O man of God, instead of reaching after worldly riches, procure the true wealth, and become rich in righteousness, godliness, <span class="accented">faith</span>," etc. (ver. 11). The phrase, <span class="greek">Αστι δὲ</span> <span class="greek">πορισμὸς μέγας ἡ εὐσεβεία μετὰ αὐταρκείας</span>, should be construed by making the <span class="greek">μετα</span> couple <span class="greek">πορισμός</span> with <span class="greek">αὐταρκείας</span>, so as to express that "<span class="accented">godliness"</span> <span class="accented">is</span> both "gain" and "<span class="accented">contentment"</span> - <span class="accented"> not</span> as if <span class="greek">αὐταρκεία</span> qualified <span class="greek">εὐσεβεία</span> - <span class="accented">that</span> would have been expressed by the collocation, <span class="greek">ἡ μετὰ αὐταρκείας</span> <span class="greek">εὐσεβεία</span>. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Contentment</span> (<span class="greek">αὐταρκεία</span>). The word occurs elsewhere in the New Testament only in <a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">2 Corinthians 9:8</a>, where it is rendered, both in the R.V. and the A.V., "sufficiency." The adjective <span class="greek">αὐτάρκης</span>, found in <a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Philippians 4:11</a> (and common in classical Greek), is rendered "content." It means "sufficient in or of itself" - needing no external aid - and is applied to persons, countries, cities, moral qualities, etc. The substantive <span class="greek">αὐταρκεία</span> is the condition of the person, or thing, which is <span class="greek">αὐτάρκης</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_timothy/6-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Of course,</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">godliness</span><br /><span class="grk">εὐσέβεια</span> <span class="translit">(eusebeia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2150.htm">Strong's 2150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness. From eusebes; piety; specially, the gospel scheme.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="grk">μετὰ</span> <span class="translit">(meta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">contentment</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐταρκείας</span> <span class="translit">(autarkeias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_841.htm">Strong's 841: </a> </span><span class="str2">Self-sufficiency, independence, contentment. From autarkes; self-satisfaction, i.e. contentedness, or a competence.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἔστιν</span> <span class="translit">(Estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">great</span><br /><span class="grk">μέγας</span> <span class="translit">(megas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> </span><span class="str2">Large, great, in the widest sense. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">gain.</span><br /><span class="grk">πορισμὸς</span> <span class="translit">(porismos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4200.htm">Strong's 4200: </a> </span><span class="str2">A source of gain, livelihood. From a derivative of poros; furnishing, i.e. money-getting.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_timothy/6-6.htm">1 Timothy 6:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_timothy/6-6.htm">NT Letters: 1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain (1 Tim. 1Ti iTi 1tim i Tm) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Timothy 6:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 6:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_timothy/6-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Timothy 6:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 6:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>