1 Timothy 6 – NIRV & CRO

New International Reader’s Version

1 Timothy 6:1-21

1All who are forced to serve as slaves should consider their masters worthy of full respect. Then people will not speak evil things against God’s name and against what we teach. 2Some slaves have masters who are believers. They shouldn’t show their masters disrespect just because they are also believers. Instead, they should serve them even better. That’s because their masters are loved by them as believers. These masters are committed to caring for their slaves.

People Who Teach Lies or Love Money

These are the things you are to teach. Try hard to get the believers to do them. 3Suppose someone teaches something different than I have taught. Suppose that person doesn’t agree with the true teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. Suppose they don’t agree with godly teaching. 4Then that person is proud and doesn’t understand anything. They like to argue more than they should. They can’t agree about what words mean. All of this results in wanting what others have. It causes fighting, harmful talk, and evil distrust. 5It stirs up trouble all the time among people whose minds are twisted by sin. The truth they once had has been taken away from them. They think they can get rich by being godly.

6You gain a lot when you live a godly life. But you must be happy with what you have. 7We didn’t bring anything into the world. We can’t take anything out of it. 8If we have food and clothing, we will be happy with that. 9People who want to get rich are tempted. They fall into a trap. They are tripped up by wanting many foolish and harmful things. Those who live like that are dragged down by what they do. They are destroyed and die. 10Love for money causes all kinds of evil. Some people want to get rich. They have wandered away from the faith. They have wounded themselves with many sorrows.

Paul Gives a Final Command to Timothy

11But you are a man of God. Run away from all these things. Try hard to do what is right and godly. Have faith, love and gentleness. Hold on to what you believe. 12Fight the good fight along with all other believers. Take hold of eternal life. You were chosen for it when you openly told others what you believe. Many witnesses heard you. 13God gives life to everything. Christ Jesus told the truth when he was a witness in front of Pontius Pilate. In the sight of God and Christ, I give you a command. 14Obey it until our Lord Jesus Christ appears. Obey it completely. Then no one can find fault with it or you. 15God will bring Jesus back at a time that pleases him. God is the blessed and only Ruler. He is the greatest King of all. He is the most powerful Lord of all. 16God is the only one who can’t die. He lives in light that no one can get close to. No one has seen him. No one can see him. Honor and power belong to him forever. Amen.

17Command people who are rich in this world not to be proud. Tell them not to put their hope in riches. Wealth is so uncertain. Command those who are rich to put their hope in God. He richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18Command the rich to do what is good. Tell them to be rich in doing good things. They must give freely. They must be willing to share. 19In this way, they will store up true riches for themselves. It will provide a firm basis for the next life. Then they will take hold of the life that really is life.

20Timothy, guard what God has trusted you with. Turn away from godless chatter. Stay away from opposing ideas that are falsely called knowledge. 21Some people believe them. By doing that they have turned away from the faith.

May God’s grace be with you all.

Knijga O Kristu

1 Timoteju 6:1-21

O robovima

1Kršćani koji su robovi trebaju svoje gospodare držati dostojnima časti da se ne pogrđuje Božje ime i naše učenje. 2A oni koji za gospodara imaju kršćanina neka ga ne cijene manje zbog toga što su braća. Trebali bi mu još bolje služiti jer svojim trudom koriste vjerniku i ljubljenome bratu.

Lažna učenja i pravo bogatstvo

Poučavaj tu istinu, Timoteju, i svakoga potiči da joj bude poslušan. 3Zastupa li tko drukčije učenje, odbacujući zdrave riječi našega Gospodina Isusa Krista, koje su temelj pobožnog života, 4taj je ohol i neznalica koji boluje od rasprava i prepiranja. A one vode u zavist, svađu, pogrde i zla sumnjičenja. 5Takvi ljudi uvijek izazivaju trvenja. Pokvarenog su uma, lišeni istine, a vjeru smatraju izvorom zarade.

6Pa ipak, prava je vjera veliko bogatstvo ako je čovjek zadovoljan onime što ima. 7Na ovaj svijet nismo ništa donijeli, pa ništa ne možemo ni ponijeti s njega. 8Imamo li dakle dostatno odjeće i hrane, budimo time zadovoljni! 9Ali ljudi koji se žele obogatiti upadaju u napast, u zamku mnogih nerazumnih i štetnih požuda koje ih strovaljuju u propast i uništenje. 10Jer ljubav prema novcu korijen je svakoga zla. Ima ljudi koji su, žudeći za novcem, odlutali od vjere i sami sebi nanijeli mnogo patnje.

Pavlove posljednje upute

11Ali ti si, Timoteju, Božji čovjek. Kloni se zato toga. Teži za pravednošću, pobožnošću, vjerom, ljubavlju, postojanošću i blagošću. 12Bij dobru bitku vjere. Teži za vječnim životom koji ti je Bog dao i o kojemu si tako lijepo svjedočio pred brojnim svjedocima. 13Zapovijedam ti pred Bogom, koji svima daje život, i pred Kristom Isusom, koji je dao lijepo svjedočanstvo pred Poncijem Pilatom: 14vrši ovu zapovijed neokaljano i besprijekorno od sada pa do dolaska našega Gospodina Isusa Krista. 15Jer kad za to dođe vrijeme, Krista će pokazati blaženi i jedini Vladar, Kralj kraljeva i Gospodar gospodara. 16On je jedini besmrtan. Prebiva u tako sjajnom svjetlu da mu se nitko ne može približiti. Nitko ga od ljudi nije vidio niti ga može vidjeti. Njemu neka je čast i vlast uvijeke. Amen.

17Bogatašima u ovome svijetu reci da ne budu bahati i da se ne pouzdaju u svoje nesigurno bogatstvo, nego u Boga koji nam sve obilno daje na uživanje. 18Reci im neka svojim novcem čine dobro. Neka se bogate dobrim djelima i neka budu darežljivi, spremni s drugima podijeliti ono što im je Bog dao. 19Tako će prikupiti pravo blago u nebu—jedini i siguran ulog za vječnost—te postignuti pravi život.

20Timoteju, čuvaj blago koje ti je Bog povjerio. Kloni se svjetovnih i ispraznih rasprava s onima koji ti se suprotstavljaju svojim nazoviznanjem! 21Neki su, pristajući uz takve, zastranili od vjere.

Neka je Božja milost sa svima vama.