Let us go to the Jordan and each of us get there a log, and let us make a place for us to dwell there.” And he answered, “Go.”
1 Timothy 6:6 - English Standard Version 2016 But godliness with contentment is great gain, 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 But godliness with contentment is great gain. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [And it is, indeed, a source of immense profit, for] godliness accompanied with contentment (that contentment which is a sense of inward sufficiency) is great and abundant gain. American Standard Version (1901) But godliness with contentment is great gain: Common English Bible Actually, godliness is a great source of profit when it is combined with being happy with what you already have. Catholic Public Domain Version But piety with sufficiency is great gain. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But godliness with contentment is great gain. |
Let us go to the Jordan and each of us get there a log, and let us make a place for us to dwell there.” And he answered, “Go.”
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah.
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.”
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”