1 Timothy 6:8
but having food and covering we will be content with these.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
In Context
7for we brought nothing into the world. It is clear that neither can we carry anything out,
Cross References
Genesis 48:15And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
Deuteronomy 8:3And he humbled thee, and allowed thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knew not, neither did thy fathers know, that he might make thee know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proce
Proverbs 30:8Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
Ecclesiastes 3:12I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
Matthew 6:25Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 6:7-13
Excellence of Contentment; Evil of Covetousness. ( a. d. 64.) 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith,… Read the whole commentary →