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1 Timothy 6:6-19

Godliness with Contentment: Pursuing True Riches

October 1, 2028

The Moneychanger and His Wife, Marinus van Reymerswaele
The Moneychanger and His Wife, Marinus van Reymerswaele, 1539Museo del Prado, Madrid
Reymerswaele's couple weigh coins at a table piled with ledgers and purses, their fingers long and their faces hard, in a grotesque exaggeration of Matsys.Those who want to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires.Museo del Prado, MadridSpain's national collection, formed from what the Spanish crown had bought over three centuries, which is why its Titians and Rubenses are unmatched.Museo del Prado, Madrid
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 16:19-31Lk 16:19-31
Epistle1 Tim. 6:6-191 Tm 6:6-19
Old TestamentJer. 32:1-3a, 6-15Jer 32:1-3a, 6-15Alt. OTAmos 6:1a, 4-7Am 6:1a, 4-7
PsalterPs. 91:1-6, 14-16Ps 91:1-6, 14-16Alt. PsalmPs. 146Ps 146

Overview & Insights

"Godliness combined with contentment brings great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it." (1 Timothy 6:6-7)

Paul warns Timothy that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, then instructs the rich to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future by taking hold of the life that really is life.

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Commentary

Commentary on 1 Timothy 6:6-19Commentary on 1 Tm 6:6-19 Working Preacher

Distinguishes between wealth itself and the love of money that Paul actually condemns.

1 Timothy 6:6-19 Commentary1 Tm 6:6-19 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Highlights the doxology that erupts in the middle of Paul's teaching on wealth.

1 Timothy 6 Commentary: Riches and Godliness1 Tm 6 Commentary: Riches and Godliness Enduring Word · David Guzik

Walks through Paul's closing instructions on contentment, wealth, and the good fight of faith.

1 Timothy 6:6 Commentaries1 Tm 6:6 Commentaries BibleHub

Gathers several classic commentaries on godliness with contentment as great gain.

1 Timothy 6 (Barnes' Notes)1 Tm 6 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

Offers Albert Barnes' close reading of Paul's teaching on wealth and true riches.

Background & Word Study

1 Timothy 6:6 Interlinear1 Tm 6:6 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek behind 'contentment' and the warning about the love of money.

The Church Fathers

1 Timothy 6 Catena1 Tm 6 Catena Catena

Gathers patristic comment on Paul's teaching about wealth, contentment, and the good fight.

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