1 Timothy 6:18
To do good, to be rich in good works, to give easily, to communicate to others,
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 to Israel, and to his house.
Psalms 112:9He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory.
Ecclesiastes 3:12And I have known that there was no better thing than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow thy seed, and In the evening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better.
Isaiah 58:7Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh.
Luke 12:21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards 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 →