# 1 Timothy 6.11
**Book:** [1 Timothy](/codex/1-timothy/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 9. But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition. 10. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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> **11. But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.**
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> 12. Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses. 13. I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession; (1 Timothy 6:9-13, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 9. But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. 10. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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> **11. But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.**
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> 12. Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses. 13. I command you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession, (1 Timothy 6:9-13, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. erred: or, been seduced
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> **11. But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.**
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> 12. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 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; confession: or, profession (1 Timothy 6:9-13, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 9. and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction, 10. for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;
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> **11. and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;**
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> 12. be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses. 13. I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession, (1 Timothy 6:9-13, YLT)
## Setting
- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._
- [G1343 - dikaiosyne](/codex/g1343-dikaiosyne/), *dikaiosyne*, Strong's G1343
- [G0026 - agape](/codex/g0026-agape/), *agape*, Strong's G0026
- [G4102 - pistis](/codex/g4102-pistis/), *pistis*, Strong's G4102
- [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), *theos*, Strong's G2316
## Notes
_Your annotations._
## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.