1 Timothy 6:8
But if we have food and clothes then that's enough for us.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
In Context
7For we didn't bring anything into the world, and we can't take anything out with us either.
Cross References
Genesis 48:15He blessed Joseph, saying, “May the God my grandfather Abraham and my father worshiped—the God who has taken care of me like a shepherd throughout my life until now,
Deuteronomy 8:3He humbled you, and when you were hungry he gave you manna to eat, which nobody, including you and your forefathers, had ever had before. This was in order to make it clear to you that human beings do not live by only eating bread, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
Proverbs 30:8Keep me from being false, help me not to tell lies. Don't make me poor or rich; just provide me with the food I need.
Ecclesiastes 3:12I concluded that there's nothing better than being happy and looking for the good in life.
Matthew 6:25That's why I'm telling you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about what to eat, or what to drink, or what clothes to put on. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
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 →