1 Timothy 6:18
to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
In Context
Cross References
2 Chronicles 24:16And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.
Psalms 112:9He has scattered, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn shall be exalted with honor.
Ecclesiastes 3:12I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for thou know not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal thy bread to a hungry man, and that thou bring the poor who are cast out to thy house, when thou see a naked man, that thou cover him, and that thou not hide thyself from thine own flesh?
Luke 12:21So is he who stores up for himself, and is not being rich toward God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 6:14-21
The Apostle's Solemn Charge; Caution to Rich. ( a. d. 64.) 13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; 14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: 15 Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto;… Read the whole commentary →