1 Timothy 6

Paul instructs servants to honor their masters, then returns to the false teachers, whose teaching is not “sound words” and who imagine “that godliness is a means of gain.” True gain, he says, is “godliness with contentment,” for “we brought nothing into the world, and... cannot take anything out.” He warns that “the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils,” which has led some to wander from the faith, and calls Timothy, as “man of God,” to flee these things and “pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness,” to “fight the good fight of the faith,” and to “take hold of the eternal life.” He charges the rich to be “rich in good works” and generous, setting their hope on God. Finally he urges Timothy to “guard the deposit entrusted to you,” avoiding “irreverent babble,” and closes with grace.