love of money . Greek. philarguria . Only here. Compare 2 Timothy 3:2 . the = a. all, &c. = all the evils. evil . App-128 . some. App-124 . coveted after . See 1 Timothy 3:1 . have erred = were seduced. Greek. apoplanao . Only here and Mark 13:22 . faith. App-160 . pierced . . . through . Greek. peripeiro . Only here. with = by. Dative case. sorrows = pangs. Greek. odune . Only here and Romans 9:3 . read more
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.The thought of this verse is parallel with 1 Timothy 6:9; and again, it is not the possession of money, but the love of it and the pursuit of it, which are condemned. The old King James Version, of course, rendered this "root of all evil"; but the American Standard Version (1901) has hardly improved it. As White said of this... read more
1 Timothy 6:10. Have—pierced themselves through, &c.— "Have felt long and incurable pains, by the numerous wounds they have given to their own consciences, as it were, on every side." The original word περιεπειραν is very emphatical, and properly signifies, "They have stabbed themselves, as it were, from head to feet, so as to be all covered with wounds." And this indeed happily expresses the innumerable outrages done to conscience by those madmen, who have taken up the fatal resolution,... read more
10. the love of money—not the money itself, but the love of it—the wishing to be rich (1 Timothy 6:9) —"is a root (ELLICOTT and MIDDLETON: not as English Version, 'the root') of all evils." (So the Greek plural). The wealthiest may be rich not in a bad sense; the poorest may covet to be so (1 Timothy 6:9- :). Love of money is not the sole root of evils, but it is a leading "root of bitterness" (1 Timothy 6:9- :), for "it destroys faith, the root of all that is good" [BENGEL]; its offshoots are... read more
V. INSTRUCTIONS FOR GROUPS WITHIN THE CHURCH 6:1-19In the last major section of this letter Paul called on Timothy to instruct the members of various groups within the church concerning their Christian duty. read more
B. False teachers 6:3-10Paul returned to instructions concerning the false teachers (cf. 1 Timothy 1:3-11; 1 Timothy 4:1-5) to alert Timothy to their underlying attitudes so he could deal with them effectively.". . . Paul issues a kind of ’wanted poster.’ It is the counterpart to the ’job description’ given in chapter 3." [Note: Towner, 1-2 Timothy . . ., p.135.] read more
A simple lifestyle demonstrates contentment with the basics of life. [Note: I. Howard Marshall, The Pastoral Epistles, p. 649.] In contrast, greed for more opens the door to temptation. This temptation comes in the form of unwise lustful desires that impede one’s spiritual progress, as a trap holds an animal that gets tangled in it. Eventually the end of the person so snared is spiritual ruin and personal destruction if he or she does not escape its grip and turn from it.Paul used a second... read more
6:10 [the] (e-7) There is no article in the Greek. It is not that there is no other root, but the love of money is characterized by being such. read more
Concerning Servants, the Rich, and Corrupt Teachers1, 2. The eighth charge to Timothy, as to bondservants or slaves. We have here an indication of the way in which Christianity abolished slavery—not by denouncing it, but by implanting the idea of Christian brotherhood, which was incompatible with it: see Intro, to Philemon. If a Christian were the slave of an unbeliever, his submissiveness was to be such as to earn credit for his profession. If he had a Christian master, he was to be the more... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:3-16
Trouble-makers and God’s servant (6:3-16)The teaching of the false teachers differs from that of Christ, and their conduct likewise differs. Their kind of teaching arises out of pride and creates argument, which in turn leads to suspicious thoughts and insulting talk about others. Paul knows that their real reason for setting themselves up as Christian teachers is to become rich (3-5).Christianity does make a person rich, but not in the way the false teachers think. Christians are rich when... read more