1 Timothy 6:8
And, having sustenance and covering, we shall be content;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
In Context
7For, nothing, brought we into the world, neither, to take anything out, are we able;—
Cross References
Genesis 48:15Thus blessed he Joseph, and said,—God himself—before whom walked my fathers. Abraham and Isaac, God himself—who hath been my shepherd, since I came into being until this day;—
Deuteronomy 8:3So he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna which thou hadst not known, neither had thy fathers known,—that he might lead thee to consider that not on bread alone, shall the son of earth live, but on whatsoever cometh from the bidding of Yahweh, shall the son of earth live.
Proverbs 30:8Vanity and falsehood, remove far from me, Neither poverty nor riches, give me, Feed me with the food appointed me:
Ecclesiastes 3:12I know that there is no blessedness in them,—save to be glad, and to do well with one’s life.
Matthew 6:25For this cause, I say unto you: Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat [or what ye shall drink],—or for your body, what ye shall put on: Is not, the life, more than, the food? And, the body, than, the raiment?
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 →